diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/auich/auich.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/auich/auich.c
index 44a66e3096..e5c33464e6 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/auich/auich.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/auich/auich.c
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ auich_stream_get_nth_buffer(auich_stream *stream, uint8 chan, uint8 buf,
 	sample_size = stream->b16 + 1;
 	frame_size = sample_size * stream->channels;
 
-	*buffer = stream->buffer->log_base + (buf * stream->bufframes * frame_size)
-		+ chan * sample_size;
+	*buffer = (char*)stream->buffer->log_base
+		+ (buf * stream->bufframes * frame_size) + chan * sample_size;
 	*stride = frame_size;
 
 	return B_OK;