diff --git a/src/common/appbase.cpp b/src/common/appbase.cpp
index b885f7d992..49cbd36114 100644
--- a/src/common/appbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/appbase.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ wxAppConsoleBase::wxAppConsoleBase()
     m_mainLoop = NULL;
     m_bDoPendingEventProcessing = true;
 
-    ms_appInstance = static_cast<wxAppConsole *>(this);
+    ms_appInstance = reinterpret_cast<wxAppConsole *>(this);
 
 #ifdef __WXDEBUG__
     SetTraceMasks();