diff --git a/networking/ifconfig.c b/networking/ifconfig.c
index d02175783..965fca344 100644
--- a/networking/ifconfig.c
+++ b/networking/ifconfig.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static int in_ether(const char *bufp, struct sockaddr *sap)
 	unsigned char c;
 
 	sap->sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
-	ptr = sap->sa_data;
+	ptr = (char *) sap->sa_data;
 
 	i = 0;
 	do {
diff --git a/networking/interface.c b/networking/interface.c
index dff6add20..abd58b582 100644
--- a/networking/interface.c
+++ b/networking/interface.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ int in_ib(const char *bufp, struct sockaddr *sap)
     unsigned val;
 
     sap->sa_family = ib_hwtype.type;
-    ptr = sap->sa_data;
+    ptr = (unsigned char *) sap->sa_data;
 
     i = 0;
     orig = bufp;