diff --git a/tests/run-pass/thread-local.rs b/tests/run-pass/thread-local.rs
index 1aa442edad..72ab973b0f 100644
--- a/tests/run-pass/thread-local.rs
+++ b/tests/run-pass/thread-local.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fn main() {
         // Initialize the keys we use to check destructor ordering
         for (key, global) in KEYS.iter_mut().zip(GLOBALS.iter_mut()) {
             *key = create(Some(mem::transmute(dtor as unsafe extern fn(*mut u64))));
-            set(*key, global as *const _ as *mut _);
+            set(*key, global as *mut _ as *mut u8);
         }
 
         // Initialize cannary