diff --git a/src/WSEvents.cpp b/src/WSEvents.cpp
index b4621d5f..46cb0456 100644
--- a/src/WSEvents.cpp
+++ b/src/WSEvents.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ WSEvents::~WSEvents() {
 }
 
 void WSEvents::FrontendEventHandler(enum obs_frontend_event event, void* private_data) {
-	WSEvents* owner = static_cast<WSEvents*>(private_data);
+	auto owner = reinterpret_cast<WSEvents*>(private_data);
 
 	if (!owner->_srv) {
 		return;