diff --git a/record/ffemu.c b/record/ffemu.c
index a9d1eba6bf..91acfae475 100644
--- a/record/ffemu.c
+++ b/record/ffemu.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static void deinit_thread_buf(ffemu_t *handle)
    }
 }
 
-ffemu_t *ffemu_new(const void *data)
+void *ffemu_new(const void *data)
 {
    const struct ffemu_params *params = (const struct ffemu_params*)data;
    av_register_all();
diff --git a/record/ffemu.h b/record/ffemu.h
index 6987f27b66..c2cf9bfac4 100644
--- a/record/ffemu.h
+++ b/record/ffemu.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct ffemu_audio_data
 
 typedef struct ffemu ffemu_t;
 
-ffemu_t *ffemu_new(const void *data);
+void *ffemu_new(const void *data);
 void ffemu_free(void *data);
 
 bool ffemu_push_video(void *data, const void *_video_data);