diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
index cd0068a5..7076c764 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ SecureSocket::verifyCertFingerprint()
 	}
 
 	// format fingerprint into hexdecimal format with colon separator
-	String fingerprint(static_cast<char*>(tempFingerprint), tempFingerprintLen);
+	String fingerprint(reinterpret_cast<char*>(tempFingerprint), tempFingerprintLen);
 	formatFingerprint(fingerprint);
 	LOG((CLOG_NOTE "server fingerprint: %s", fingerprint.c_str()));