diff --git a/Conversion.cpp b/Conversion.cpp
index d151819103..9336867d1c 100644
--- a/Conversion.cpp
+++ b/Conversion.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ uint160 humanTo160(const std::string& buf)
 	vector<unsigned char> retVec;
 	DecodeBase58(buf,retVec);
 	uint160 ret;
-	memcpy((unsigned char*)&ret,&retVec[0],ret.GetSerializeSize());
+	memcpy(reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&ret), &retVec[0], ret.GetSerializeSize());
 
 
 	return(ret);