diff --git a/src/arch/i386/boot/linuxbios_table.c b/src/arch/i386/boot/linuxbios_table.c
index 9074d11..e32d246 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/boot/linuxbios_table.c
+++ b/src/arch/i386/boot/linuxbios_table.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 {
 	static const struct {
 		uint32_t tag;
-		const uint8_t *string;
+		const char *string;
 	} strings[] = {
 		{ LB_TAG_VERSION,        linuxbios_version,        },
 		{ LB_TAG_EXTRA_VERSION,  linuxbios_extra_version,  },