diff --git a/src/pattern.c b/src/pattern.c
index 93cdede11..acb78e38d 100644
--- a/src/pattern.c
+++ b/src/pattern.c
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ int pat_ref_delete_by_id(struct pat_ref *ref, struct pat_ref_elt *refelt)
 				LIST_DEL(&bref->users);
 				LIST_INIT(&bref->users);
 				if (elt->list.n != &ref->head)
-					LIST_ADDQ(&LIST_ELEM(elt->list.n, struct stream *, list)->back_refs, &bref->users);
+					LIST_ADDQ(&LIST_ELEM(elt->list.n, typeof(elt), list)->back_refs, &bref->users);
 				bref->ref = elt->list.n;
 			}
 			list_for_each_entry(expr, &ref->pat, list)
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ int pat_ref_delete(struct pat_ref *ref, const char *key)
 				LIST_DEL(&bref->users);
 				LIST_INIT(&bref->users);
 				if (elt->list.n != &ref->head)
-					LIST_ADDQ(&LIST_ELEM(elt->list.n, struct stream *, list)->back_refs, &bref->users);
+					LIST_ADDQ(&LIST_ELEM(elt->list.n, typeof(elt), list)->back_refs, &bref->users);
 				bref->ref = elt->list.n;
 			}
 			list_for_each_entry(expr, &ref->pat, list)
@@ -2087,7 +2087,7 @@ void pat_ref_reload(struct pat_ref *ref, struct pat_ref *replace)
 			LIST_DEL(&bref->users);
 			LIST_INIT(&bref->users);
 			if (elt->list.n != &ref->head)
-				LIST_ADDQ(&LIST_ELEM(elt->list.n, struct stream *, list)->back_refs, &bref->users);
+				LIST_ADDQ(&LIST_ELEM(elt->list.n, typeof(elt), list)->back_refs, &bref->users);
 			bref->ref = elt->list.n;
 		}
 		LIST_DEL(&elt->list);
@@ -2176,7 +2176,7 @@ void pat_ref_prune(struct pat_ref *ref)
 			LIST_DEL(&bref->users);
 			LIST_INIT(&bref->users);
 			if (elt->list.n != &ref->head)
-				LIST_ADDQ(&LIST_ELEM(elt->list.n, struct stream *, list)->back_refs, &bref->users);
+				LIST_ADDQ(&LIST_ELEM(elt->list.n, typeof(elt), list)->back_refs, &bref->users);
 			bref->ref = elt->list.n;
 		}
 		LIST_DEL(&elt->list);