diff --git a/include/common/memory.h b/include/common/memory.h
index da96b8292..5fde4bcdd 100644
--- a/include/common/memory.h
+++ b/include/common/memory.h
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ static inline void *pool_alloc(struct pool_head *pool)
  */
 static inline void __pool_free(struct pool_head *pool, void *ptr)
 {
-	void *free_list = pool->free_list;
+	void **free_list = pool->free_list;
 
 	do {
 		*POOL_LINK(pool, ptr) = (void *)free_list;
 		__ha_barrier_store();
-	} while (!HA_ATOMIC_CAS(&pool->free_list, (void **)&free_list, ptr));
+	} while (!HA_ATOMIC_CAS(&pool->free_list, &free_list, ptr));
 	HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&pool->used, 1);
 }