diff --git a/hal/filesystem/linux/file_provider_linux.c b/hal/filesystem/linux/file_provider_linux.c
index e9f03e87..dc869d96 100644
--- a/hal/filesystem/linux/file_provider_linux.c
+++ b/hal/filesystem/linux/file_provider_linux.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ FileSystem_openDirectory(char* directoryName)
     DirectoryHandle handle = NULL;
 
     if (dirHandle != NULL) {
-        handle = GLOBAL_MALLOC(sizeof(struct sDirectoryHandle));
+        handle = (DirectoryHandle) GLOBAL_MALLOC(sizeof(struct sDirectoryHandle));
         handle->handle = dirHandle;
     }