diff --git a/ref_gl/gl_sprite.c b/ref_gl/gl_sprite.c
index fc5b2975..7ddf9f9c 100644
--- a/ref_gl/gl_sprite.c
+++ b/ref_gl/gl_sprite.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadFrame( model_t *mod, const void *pin, msp
 	pspriteframe->gl_texturenum = gl_texturenum;
 	*ppframe = pspriteframe;
 
-	return ( pin + sizeof(dspriteframe_t) + pinframe.width * pinframe.height * bytes );
+	return ( (const byte*)pin + sizeof(dspriteframe_t) + pinframe.width * pinframe.height * bytes );
 }
 
 /*