diff --git a/tasks.c b/tasks.c
index 4d2ddf1b1..130210421 100644
--- a/tasks.c
+++ b/tasks.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
  * task should be used in place of the parameter.  This macro simply checks to
  * see if the parameter is NULL and returns a pointer to the appropriate TCB.
  */
-#define prvGetTCBFromHandle( pxHandle )    ( ( ( pxHandle ) == NULL ) ? pxCurrentTCB : ( pxHandle ) )
+#define prvGetTCBFromHandle( pxHandle )    ( ( ( pxHandle ) == NULL ) ? pxCurrentTCB : ( TCB_t * ) ( pxHandle ) )
 
 /* The item value of the event list item is normally used to hold the priority
  * of the task to which it belongs (coded to allow it to be held in reverse