diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_debug.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_debug.cc
index b2a58952d..05c5c99f4 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_debug.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_debug.cc
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ SHIM_CALL DbgPrint_shim(
         uint32_t value = arg_index < 7
           ? SHIM_GET_ARG_32(1 + arg_index)
           : (uint32_t)SHIM_MEM_64(SHIM_GPR_32(1) + 16 + ((1 + arg_index) * 8));
-        const char *pointer = (const char *)SHIM_MEM_ADDR(value);
+        const void *pointer = (const void *)SHIM_MEM_ADDR(value);
         int result = sprintf(b, local, pointer);
         b += result;
         arg_index++;
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_strings.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_strings.cc
index c95e1d1af..bbc3e3995 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_strings.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_strings.cc
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ SHIM_CALL _vsnprintf_shim(
       XEASSERT(arg_size == 4);
       if (arg_extras == 0) {
         uint32_t value = (uint32_t)SHIM_MEM_64(arg_ptr + (arg_index * 8)); // TODO: check if this is correct...
-        const char* pointer = (const char*)SHIM_MEM_ADDR(value);
+        const void* pointer = (const void*)SHIM_MEM_ADDR(value);
         int result = sprintf(b, local, pointer);
         b += result;
         arg_index++;
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ SHIM_CALL _vswprintf_shim(
       XEASSERT(arg_size == 4);
       if (arg_extras == 0) {
         uint32_t value = (uint32_t)SHIM_MEM_64(arg_ptr + (arg_index * 8)); // TODO: check if this is correct...
-        const char* pointer = (const char*)SHIM_MEM_ADDR(value);
+        const void* pointer = (void*)SHIM_MEM_ADDR(value);
         int result = wsprintf(b, local, pointer);
         b += result;
         arg_index++;