diff --git a/gio/gresource.c b/gio/gresource.c
index 79a49d33d..b495d12ac 100644
--- a/gio/gresource.c
+++ b/gio/gresource.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ register_lazy_static_resources (void)
 void
 g_static_resource_init (GStaticResource *static_resource)
 {
-  gpointer next;
+  GStaticResource *next;
 
   do
     {