diff --git a/src/iec61850/server/model/config_file_parser.c b/src/iec61850/server/model/config_file_parser.c
index b6e4b5b0..e20f6edf 100644
--- a/src/iec61850/server/model/config_file_parser.c
+++ b/src/iec61850/server/model/config_file_parser.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ ConfigFileParser_createModelFromConfigFile(FileHandle fileHandle)
                         }
                     }
                     else if (StringUtils_startsWith((char*) lineBuffer, "DE")) {
-                        char* start = strchr(lineBuffer, '(');
+                        char* start = strchr((char*) lineBuffer, '(');
 
                         if (start) {
                             start++;