--- a/src/BFont.cpp
+++ b/src/BFont.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
     int i   = 0;
 
     /* Calculate the space occupied by the text without spaces */
-    while ((p=strchr(&text[pos+1],SPACE)) != NULL) {
+    while ((p=strchr((char *)&text[pos+1],SPACE)) != NULL) {
             i++;
             pos = p - text;
     }
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
             xpos=0;
             pos = -1;
             while ( spaces > 0 ) {
-                p = strstr(&text[pos+1]," ");
+                p = strstr((char *)&text[pos+1]," ");
                 strtmp = NULL;
                 strtmp = (char *) calloc ((p - &text[pos+1]) + 1,sizeof(char));
                 if (strtmp != NULL)