diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/files.c b/harbour/source/rtl/files.c
index 386e2e48b2..1423b573ef 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/files.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/files.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ BYTEP   hb_fsCurDir ( USHORT uiDrive )
         last_error = FS_ERROR;
 #endif
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
-        BYTEP dmm = cwd_buff;
+   BYTEP dmm = (BYTEP)cwd_buff;      
 #endif
         return (BYTEP)cwd_buff;
 }