diff --git a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
index 3825b1cacf..0ffa0f45c8 100644
--- a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
+++ b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ vu_set_mem_table_exec_postcopy(VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg)
          * data that's already arrived in the shared process.
          * TODO: How to do hugepage
          */
-        ret = madvise((void *)dev_region->mmap_addr,
+        ret = madvise((void *)(uintptr_t)dev_region->mmap_addr,
                       dev_region->size + dev_region->mmap_offset,
                       MADV_DONTNEED);
         if (ret) {
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ vu_set_mem_table_exec_postcopy(VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg)
          * in neighbouring pages.
          * TODO: Turn this backon later.
          */
-        ret = madvise((void *)dev_region->mmap_addr,
+        ret = madvise((void *)(uintptr_t)dev_region->mmap_addr,
                       dev_region->size + dev_region->mmap_offset,
                       MADV_NOHUGEPAGE);
         if (ret) {
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ vu_set_mem_table_exec_postcopy(VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg)
         DPRINT("%s: region %d: Registered userfault for %llx + %llx\n",
                 __func__, i, reg_struct.range.start, reg_struct.range.len);
         /* Now it's registered we can let the client at it */
-        if (mprotect((void *)dev_region->mmap_addr,
+        if (mprotect((void *)(uintptr_t)dev_region->mmap_addr,
                      dev_region->size + dev_region->mmap_offset,
                      PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE)) {
             vu_panic(dev, "failed to mprotect region %d for postcopy (%s)",