diff --git a/urandom_entropy_src.cpp b/urandom_entropy_src.cpp
index 068489c..a2fc22b 100644
--- a/urandom_entropy_src.cpp
+++ b/urandom_entropy_src.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ auto UrandomEntropySrc::event(accumulator::EventAdderImpl& adder) -> void {
 			fmt::print(stderr, "[i] ues: /dev/urandom stream open\n");
 
 			std::unique_lock<std::mutex> ul;
-			urandom.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&this->bytes.front()),
-						 this_many_bytes);
+			urandom.read(&this->bytes.front(), this_many_bytes);
 			urandom.close();
 		}
 		else {