diff --git a/test/bitmap-font.c b/test/bitmap-font.c
index 7e3c79e7d..d38243afa 100644
--- a/test/bitmap-font.c
+++ b/test/bitmap-font.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ draw (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
     cairo_status_t status;
     const char *srcdir = getenv ("srcdir");
     char *filename;
-    int *face_count;
+    int face_count;
     struct stat stat_buf;
 
     if (! srcdir)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ draw (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
 	return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    pattern = FcFreeTypeQuery (filename, 0, NULL, &face_count);
+    pattern = FcFreeTypeQuery ((unsigned char *)filename, 0, NULL, &face_count);
     free (filename);
     if (! pattern) {
 	cairo_test_log ("FcFreeTypeQuery failed.\n");