diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b43aa72ba..1858a9cbb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-08-28  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
+
+	* term/i386/pc/console.c (bios_data_area): Cast
+	GRUB_MEMORY_MACHINE_BIOS_DATA_AREA_ADDR explicitly.
+
 2009-08-28  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	1-bit optimised blitters.
diff --git a/term/i386/pc/console.c b/term/i386/pc/console.c
index ec1383942..66475d456 100644
--- a/term/i386/pc/console.c
+++ b/term/i386/pc/console.c
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 #include <grub/term.h>
 #include <grub/types.h>
 
-static const struct grub_machine_bios_data_area *bios_data_area = GRUB_MEMORY_MACHINE_BIOS_DATA_AREA_ADDR;
+static const struct grub_machine_bios_data_area *bios_data_area =
+  (struct grub_machine_bios_data_area *) GRUB_MEMORY_MACHINE_BIOS_DATA_AREA_ADDR;
 
 #define KEYBOARD_LEFT_SHIFT	(1 << 0)
 #define KEYBOARD_RIGHT_SHIFT	(1 << 1)