diff --git a/util/ddv_socket.cpp b/util/ddv_socket.cpp
index f3da0b2f..e81e7445 100644
--- a/util/ddv_socket.cpp
+++ b/util/ddv_socket.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ bool DDV_ready(int sock){
 }
 
 int DDV_readycount(int sock){
-  static tmp[1048576];
+  static char tmp[1048576];
   int preflags = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
   int postflags = preflags | O_NONBLOCK;
   fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, postflags);