diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
index 129fc68e..282a2dac 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ class TypeWithoutFormatter {
  public:
   // This default version is called when kTypeKind is kOtherType.
   static void PrintValue(const T& value, ::std::ostream* os) {
-    PrintBytesInObjectTo(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(
-                         reinterpret_cast<const void *>(&value)),
+    PrintBytesInObjectTo(static_cast<const unsigned char*>(
+                             reinterpret_cast<const void *>(&value)),
                          sizeof(value), os);
   }
 };