diff --git a/dlink.h b/dlink.h
index 15cab93..8e3f4cf 100644
--- a/dlink.h
+++ b/dlink.h
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 
 struct __dl_head
 {
-    struct __dl_head *	dh_prev;
-    struct __dl_head *	dh_next;
+    void * dh_prev;
+    void * dh_next;
 };
 
 #define	dl_alloc(size)	((void*)(((char*)calloc(1,(size)+sizeof(struct __dl_head)))+sizeof(struct __dl_head)))
 #define	dl_new(t)	((t*)dl_alloc(sizeof(t)))
 #define	dl_newv(t,n)	((t*)dl_alloc(sizeof(t)*n))
 
-#define dl_next(p) *((void**)&(((struct __dl_head*)(p))[-1].dh_next))
-#define dl_prev(p) *((void**)&(((struct __dl_head*)(p))[-1].dh_prev))
+#define dl_next(p) *(&(((struct __dl_head*)(p))[-1].dh_next))
+#define dl_prev(p) *(&(((struct __dl_head*)(p))[-1].dh_prev))
 
 void *dl_head(void);
 char *dl_strdup(char *);