diff --git a/source/compiler/sc2.c b/source/compiler/sc2.c
index ffa5e25..ef9151e 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc2.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc2.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static void stripcomment(unsigned char *line)
         if (icomment==2)
           *line++=' ';
       } else if (*line=='/' && *(line+1)=='/'){  /* comment to end of line */
-        continuation=line;
+        continuation=(char*)line;
         while ((continuation=strchr(continuation,'\a'))!=NULL){
           /* don't give the error if the next line is also commented out.
              it is quite annoying to get an error for commenting out a define using:
diff --git a/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 57538fc..5d22a65 100644
--- a/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ set_tests_properties(gh_217 PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION ".*\\.pwn\\(11\\)
 .*\\.pwn\\(13\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is warning 2
 .*\\.pwn\\(15\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is  warning 3
 .*\\.pwn\\(17\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is  warning 4
-.*\\.pwn\\(27\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"f\"\\) don't use  this  function please
-.*\\.pwn\\(32\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"f\"\\) don't use  this  function please
+.*\\.pwn\\(28\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"f\"\\) don't use  this  function please
+.*\\.pwn\\(33\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"f\"\\) don't use  this  function please
 ")
 
 add_compiler_test(reset_errline_gh_230 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reset_errline_gh_230.pwn)