diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/x11/common/eglonxbackend.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/x11/common/eglonxbackend.cpp
index c62ec170d..33b75eee1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/x11/common/eglonxbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/x11/common/eglonxbackend.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
         //       cannot be an xcb_window_t.
         surface = eglCreatePlatformWindowSurfaceEXT(eglDisplay(), config(), (void *) &window, nullptr);
     } else {
-        surface = eglCreateWindowSurface(eglDisplay(), config(), window, nullptr);
+        surface = eglCreateWindowSurface(eglDisplay(), config(), (void *) &window, nullptr);
     }
 
     return surface;