diff --git a/src/sbbs3/ars.c b/src/sbbs3/ars.c
index 70caa71d1a43da1805e4f0ce00c822f4eb574d67..ac518cdaa77d1f2c427a34589feae1dbbc95c35a 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/ars.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/ars.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "sbbs.h"
 
-const uchar* nular="";	/* AR_NULL */
+const uchar* nular=(uchar*)"";	/* AR_NULL */
 
 /* Converts ASCII ARS string into binary ARS buffer */