diff --git a/storage/connect/tabbson.cpp b/storage/connect/tabbson.cpp
index abffd0b64df..dd37357ac6a 100644
--- a/storage/connect/tabbson.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/tabbson.cpp
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ void BSONDISC::AddColumn(PGLOBAL g)
 PBVAL BTUTIL::FindRow(PGLOBAL g)
 {
   char *p, *objpath = PlugDup(g, Tp->Objname);
-  char *sep = (Tp->Sep == ':') ? ":[" : ".[";
+  char *sep = (char*)(Tp->Sep == ':' ? ":[" : ".[");
   bool  bp = false, b = false;
   PBVAL jsp = Tp->Row;
   PBVAL val = NULL;
diff --git a/storage/connect/tabjson.cpp b/storage/connect/tabjson.cpp
index b05e4ca2c01..09077ecdf93 100644
--- a/storage/connect/tabjson.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/tabjson.cpp
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ int TDBJSN::EstimatedLength(void)
 PJSON TDBJSN::FindRow(PGLOBAL g)
 {
   char *p, *objpath = PlugDup(g, Objname);
-  char *sep = (Sep == ':') ? ":[" : ".[";
+  char *sep = (char*)(Sep == ':' ? ":[" : ".[");
   bool  bp = false, b = false;
   PJSON jsp = Row;
   PJVAL val = NULL;