diff --git a/tools/tools/net80211/wlanwds/wlanwds.c b/tools/tools/net80211/wlanwds/wlanwds.c
--- a/tools/tools/net80211/wlanwds/wlanwds.c
+++ b/tools/tools/net80211/wlanwds/wlanwds.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Check address family */
-		sdl = (struct sockaddr_dl *) ifa->ifa_addr;
+		sdl = (struct sockaddr_dl *)(void *)ifa->ifa_addr;
 		if (sdl->sdl_type != IFT_ETHER) {
 			syslog(LOG_CRIT, "%s: %s: unknown aftype (%d)\n",
 			    __func__,