diff --git a/src/fcdir.c b/src/fcdir.c
index f86db19..6869ea1 100644
--- a/src/fcdir.c
+++ b/src/fcdir.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ FcFileIsLink (const FcChar8 *file)
 #if HAVE_LSTAT
     struct stat statb;
 
-    if (lstat (file, &statb) != 0)
+    if (lstat ((const char *)file, &statb) != 0)
 	return FcFalse;
     return S_ISLNK (statb.st_mode);
 #else