diff --git a/ext/speex/gstspeexdec.c b/ext/speex/gstspeexdec.c
index ef795dcf09..f362c4a1a9 100644
--- a/ext/speex/gstspeexdec.c
+++ b/ext/speex/gstspeexdec.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ speex_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstData * data)
       return;
     }
 
-    dec->mode = speex_mode_list[dec->header->mode];
+    dec->mode = (SpeexMode *) speex_mode_list[dec->header->mode];
 
     /* initialize the decoder */
     dec->state = speex_decoder_init (dec->mode);
diff --git a/ext/speex/gstspeexenc.c b/ext/speex/gstspeexenc.c
index 530989c0a6..adf1cd8029 100644
--- a/ext/speex/gstspeexenc.c
+++ b/ext/speex/gstspeexenc.c
@@ -648,13 +648,13 @@ gst_speexenc_setup (GstSpeexEnc * speexenc)
 
   switch (speexenc->mode) {
     case GST_SPEEXENC_MODE_UWB:
-      speexenc->speex_mode = &speex_uwb_mode;
+      speexenc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_uwb_mode;
       break;
     case GST_SPEEXENC_MODE_WB:
-      speexenc->speex_mode = &speex_wb_mode;
+      speexenc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_wb_mode;
       break;
     case GST_SPEEXENC_MODE_NB:
-      speexenc->speex_mode = &speex_nb_mode;
+      speexenc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_nb_mode;
       break;
     case GST_SPEEXENC_MODE_AUTO:
     default:
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ gst_speexenc_setup (GstSpeexEnc * speexenc)
 
   if (speexenc->rate > 25000) {
     if (speexenc->mode == GST_SPEEXENC_MODE_AUTO) {
-      speexenc->speex_mode = &speex_uwb_mode;
+      speexenc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_uwb_mode;
     } else {
       if (speexenc->speex_mode != &speex_uwb_mode) {
         speexenc->last_message =
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ gst_speexenc_setup (GstSpeexEnc * speexenc)
     }
   } else if (speexenc->rate > 12500) {
     if (speexenc->mode == GST_SPEEXENC_MODE_AUTO) {
-      speexenc->speex_mode = &speex_wb_mode;
+      speexenc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_wb_mode;
     } else {
       if (speexenc->speex_mode != &speex_wb_mode) {
         speexenc->last_message =
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ gst_speexenc_setup (GstSpeexEnc * speexenc)
     }
   } else {
     if (speexenc->mode == GST_SPEEXENC_MODE_AUTO) {
-      speexenc->speex_mode = &speex_nb_mode;
+      speexenc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_nb_mode;
     } else {
       if (speexenc->speex_mode != &speex_nb_mode) {
         speexenc->last_message =