diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.c b/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.c
index 2c40c32b70..6aadc42125 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ gst_file_src_create (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, guint64 offset, guint length,
   GstFileSrc *src;
   GstFlowReturn ret;
 
-  src = GST_FILE_SRC (basesrc);
+  src = GST_FILE_SRC_CAST (basesrc);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MMAP
   if (src->using_mmap) {
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.h b/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.h
index 3a3eee7c33..dbd6fe45fe 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.h
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_FILE_SRC))
 #define GST_IS_FILE_SRC_CLASS(klass) \
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_FILE_SRC))
+#define GST_FILE_SRC_CAST(obj) ((GstFileSrc*) obj)
 
 typedef struct _GstFileSrc GstFileSrc;
 typedef struct _GstFileSrcClass GstFileSrcClass;