diff --git a/sql/sql_repl.cc b/sql/sql_repl.cc
index f2312afa878..5bbff69f197 100644
--- a/sql/sql_repl.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_repl.cc
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ int log_loaded_block(IO_CACHE* file)
   LOAD_FILE_INFO *lf_info;
   uint block_len;
   /* buffer contains position where we started last read */
-  char* buffer= my_b_get_buffer_start(file);
+  char* buffer= (char*) my_b_get_buffer_start(file);
   uint max_event_size= current_thd->variables.max_allowed_packet;
   lf_info= (LOAD_FILE_INFO*) file->arg;
   if (lf_info->last_pos_in_file != HA_POS_ERROR &&