diff --git a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.cpp b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.cpp
index 6e0ac4f8..c7032470 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.cpp
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ XWindowsScreen::handleSystemEvent(const Event& event, void*)
 		if (m_xrandr) {
 			if (xevent->type == m_xrandrEventBase + RRScreenChangeNotify
 			||  xevent->type == m_xrandrEventBase + RRNotify
-			&& static_cast<XRRNotifyEvent *>(xevent)->subtype == RRNotify_CrtcChange) {
+			&& reinterpret_cast<XRRNotifyEvent *>(xevent)->subtype == RRNotify_CrtcChange) {
 				LOG((CLOG_INFO "XRRScreenChangeNotifyEvent or RRNotify_CrtcChange received"));
 
 				// we're required to call back into XLib so XLib can update its internal state