diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
index 227d89c44..09b2d5632 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
   #include <iphlpapi.h>
   #include <strstream>
 
+#define MSG_NOSIGNAL 0
+
 #else
 
   #include <unistd.h>
@@ -981,7 +983,8 @@ int Socket::send(const void *data, int dataSize) {
 		MutexSafeWrapper safeMutex(&dataSynchAccessor);
 
 		//SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugNetwork,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
-        bytesSent = ::send(sock, data, dataSize, MSG_NOSIGNAL);
+
+        bytesSent = ::send(sock, (const char *)data, dataSize, MSG_NOSIGNAL);
         //SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugNetwork,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 	}
 
@@ -1008,7 +1011,7 @@ int Socket::send(const void *data, int dataSize) {
 	        	SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugNetwork,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] attemptCount = %d, sock = %d, dataSize = %d, data = %p\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,attemptCount,sock,dataSize,data);
 
 	        	MutexSafeWrapper safeMutex(&dataSynchAccessor);
-                bytesSent = ::send(sock, data, dataSize, MSG_NOSIGNAL);
+                bytesSent = ::send(sock, (const char *)data, dataSize, MSG_NOSIGNAL);
 
                 SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugNetwork,"In [%s::%s] #2 EAGAIN during send, trying again returned: %d\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,bytesSent);
 	        }