diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
index bd62e20268..ae15342390 100644
--- a/parse-options.h
+++ b/parse-options.h
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ struct option {
 	.type = OPTION_ALIAS, \
 	.short_name = (s), \
 	.long_name = (l), \
-	.value = (source_long_name), \
+	.value = (char *)(source_long_name), \
 }
 
 #define OPT_SUBCOMMAND_F(l, v, fn, f) { \