diff --git a/libavcodec/snow.c b/libavcodec/snow.c
index 545f883541..905e02ad70 100644
--- a/libavcodec/snow.c
+++ b/libavcodec/snow.c
@@ -516,9 +516,9 @@ static void halfpel_interpol(SnowContext *s, uint8_t *halfpel[4][4], AVFrame *fr
         int ls= frame->linesize[p];
         uint8_t *src= frame->data[p];
 
-        halfpel[1][p] = av_malloc(ls * (h + 2 * EDGE_WIDTH)) + EDGE_WIDTH * (1 + ls);
-        halfpel[2][p] = av_malloc(ls * (h + 2 * EDGE_WIDTH)) + EDGE_WIDTH * (1 + ls);
-        halfpel[3][p] = av_malloc(ls * (h + 2 * EDGE_WIDTH)) + EDGE_WIDTH * (1 + ls);
+        halfpel[1][p] = (uint8_t*) av_malloc(ls * (h + 2 * EDGE_WIDTH)) + EDGE_WIDTH * (1 + ls);
+        halfpel[2][p] = (uint8_t*) av_malloc(ls * (h + 2 * EDGE_WIDTH)) + EDGE_WIDTH * (1 + ls);
+        halfpel[3][p] = (uint8_t*) av_malloc(ls * (h + 2 * EDGE_WIDTH)) + EDGE_WIDTH * (1 + ls);
 
         halfpel[0][p]= src;
         for(y=0; y<h; y++){