diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.cpp
index e867cc4c1..669041e22 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void
 openUrl( const QUrl& url )
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    ShellExecuteW( 0, 0, (TCHAR*)url.toString().utf16(), 0, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL );
+    ShellExecuteW( 0, 0, (LPCWSTR*)url.toString().utf16(), 0, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL );
 #else
     QDesktopServices::openUrl( url );
 #endif