diff --git a/tcpfwd.h b/tcpfwd.h
index cd04fcd65187ab9ad03ea6e100d4e4a60b1693ae..64139f0dc15e11c8c58ec672f91f81dcc67e66f8 100644
--- a/tcpfwd.h
+++ b/tcpfwd.h
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ struct TCPListener {
 
 /* A forwarding entry */
 struct TCPFwdEntry {
-	const unsigned char* connectaddr;
+	const char *connectaddr;
 	unsigned int connectport;
-	const unsigned char* listenaddr;
+	const char *listenaddr;
 	unsigned int listenport;
 	unsigned int have_reply; /* is set to 1 after a reply has been received
 								when setting up the forwarding */