diff --git a/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_common.h b/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_common.h
index d7aca95c3a4..d72642107f9 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_common.h
+++ b/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_common.h
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ static UCS_F_ALWAYS_INLINE unsigned
 uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *mlx5_common_iface,
                                  uct_rc_iface_t *rc_iface, char have_scat_to_cqe)
 {
-    uct_ib_mlx5_srq_seg_t *seg = NULL;
     uct_ib_iface_recv_desc_t *desc = NULL;
     uct_rc_iface_ops_t *rc_ops;
     uct_rc_hdr_t *hdr;
@@ -141,7 +140,8 @@ uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *mlx5_common_iface,
 
     byte_len = ntohl(cqe->byte_cnt);
     wqe_ctr  = ntohs(cqe->wqe_counter);
-    desc     = mlx5_common_iface->rx.desc[wqe_ctr] & (~0x1L);
+    desc     = (uct_ib_iface_recv_desc_t*)
+               (mlx5_common_iface->rx.desc[wqe_ctr] & (~0x1L));
 
     /* Get a pointer to AM header (after which comes the payload)
      * Support cases of inline scatter by pointing directly to CQE.