diff --git a/source3/smbd/trans2.c b/source3/smbd/trans2.c
index 602656080ed..522d3c0f54c 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/trans2.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/trans2.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ struct ea_list *read_ea_list_entry(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char *pdata, size_t da
 	}
 
 	DEBUG(10,("read_ea_list_entry: read ea name %s\n", eal->ea.name));
-	dump_data(10, eal->ea.value.data, eal->ea.value.length);
+	dump_data(10, (const char *)eal->ea.value.data, eal->ea.value.length);
 
 	return eal;
 }