diff --git a/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c b/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
index b120896c8ab455eb0e99d9454199a9847567e20f..a433cc78ef90b1d7c11639c52c838ae56457f504 100644
--- a/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ static int __devinit riva_get_EDID_OF(struct fb_info *info, struct pci_dev *pd)
 		for (i = 0; propnames[i] != NULL; ++i) {
 			pedid = get_property(dp, propnames[i], NULL);
 			if (pedid != NULL) {
-				par->EDID = pedid;
+				par->EDID = (unsigned char *)pedid;
 				NVTRACE("LCD found.\n");
 				return 1;
 			}