diff --git a/include/common/mini-clist.h b/include/common/mini-clist.h
index 9736d13..f18e3f0 100644
--- a/include/common/mini-clist.h
+++ b/include/common/mini-clist.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
  * since it's used only once.
  * Example: LIST_ELEM(cur_node->args.next, struct node *, args)
  */
-#define LIST_ELEM(lh, pt, el) ((pt)(((void *)(lh)) - ((void *)&((pt)NULL)->el)))
+#define LIST_ELEM(lh, pt, el) ((pt)(((const char *)(lh)) - ((size_t)&((pt)NULL)->el)))
 
 /* checks if the list head <lh> is empty or not */
 #define LIST_ISEMPTY(lh) ((lh)->n == (lh))
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
  * since it's used only once.
  * Example: MT_LIST_ELEM(cur_node->args.next, struct node *, args)
  */
-#define MT_LIST_ELEM(lh, pt, el) ((pt)(((void *)(lh)) - ((void *)&((pt)NULL)->el)))
+#define MT_LIST_ELEM(lh, pt, el) ((pt)(((const char *)(lh)) - ((size_t)&((pt)NULL)->el)))
 
 /* checks if the list head <lh> is empty or not */
 #define MT_LIST_ISEMPTY(lh) ((lh)->next == (lh))