diff --git a/osdep/threads-win32.h b/osdep/threads-win32.h
index ec90fe9387282..24f8129eb81ca 100644
--- a/osdep/threads-win32.h
+++ b/osdep/threads-win32.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static inline void mp_thread_set_name(const char *name)
     HMODULE kernel32 = GetModuleHandleW(L"kernel32.dll");
     if (!kernel32)
         return;
-    pSetThreadDescription = (void *) GetProcAddress(kernel32, "SetThreadDescription");
+    pSetThreadDescription = (__typeof__(pSetThreadDescription)) GetProcAddress(kernel32, "SetThreadDescription");
     if (!pSetThreadDescription)
         return;
 #else