diff --git a/src/platform_cygwin.cc b/src/platform_cygwin.cc
index d6ad3e1ff5..2c874c74b7 100644
--- a/src/platform_cygwin.cc
+++ b/src/platform_cygwin.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static inline char* _getProcessTitle() {
   char *title;
   int length, length_w;
 
-  length_w = GetConsoleTitleW(L"\0", sizeof(WCHAR));
+  length_w = GetConsoleTitleW((WCHAR*)L"\0", sizeof(WCHAR));
 
   // If length is zero, there may be an error or the title may be empty
   if (!length_w) {
diff --git a/src/platform_win32.cc b/src/platform_win32.cc
index b828cc5a0b..af8f7e7eb5 100644
--- a/src/platform_win32.cc
+++ b/src/platform_win32.cc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static inline char* _getProcessTitle() {
   char *title;
   int length, length_w;
 
-  length_w = GetConsoleTitleW(L"\0", sizeof(WCHAR));
+  length_w = GetConsoleTitleW((WCHAR*)L"\0", sizeof(WCHAR));
 
   // If length is zero, there may be an error or the title may be empty
   if (!length_w) {