diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index 775d614..17d8a9b 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-static size_t rpc_in(const void *ptr, size_t eltsize,
+static size_t rpc_in(char *ptr, size_t eltsize,
 		size_t nmemb, void *buffer_)
 {
 	size_t size = eltsize * nmemb;