diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/gen_iface.py b/contrib/src/stc/gen_iface.py
index 82de85895b..95c039f7a6 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/gen_iface.py
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/gen_iface.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ methodOverrideMap = {
                      TextToFind  ft;
                      ft.chrg.cpMin = minPos;
                      ft.chrg.cpMax = maxPos;
-                     wxWX2MBbuf buf = wx2stc(text);
+                     wxWX2MBbuf buf = (wxWX2MBbuf)wx2stc(text);
                      ft.lpstrText = (char*)(const char*)buf;
 
                      return SendMsg(%s, flags, (long)&ft);''',
diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 7451dbd334..ffefb86119 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ int wxStyledTextCtrl::FindText(int minPos, int maxPos,
                      TextToFind  ft;
                      ft.chrg.cpMin = minPos;
                      ft.chrg.cpMax = maxPos;
-                     wxWX2MBbuf buf = wx2stc(text);
+                     wxWX2MBbuf buf = (wxWX2MBbuf)wx2stc(text);
                      ft.lpstrText = (char*)(const char*)buf;
 
                      return SendMsg(2150, flags, (long)&ft);
diff --git a/src/stc/gen_iface.py b/src/stc/gen_iface.py
index 82de85895b..95c039f7a6 100644
--- a/src/stc/gen_iface.py
+++ b/src/stc/gen_iface.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ methodOverrideMap = {
                      TextToFind  ft;
                      ft.chrg.cpMin = minPos;
                      ft.chrg.cpMax = maxPos;
-                     wxWX2MBbuf buf = wx2stc(text);
+                     wxWX2MBbuf buf = (wxWX2MBbuf)wx2stc(text);
                      ft.lpstrText = (char*)(const char*)buf;
 
                      return SendMsg(%s, flags, (long)&ft);''',
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp b/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 7451dbd334..ffefb86119 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ int wxStyledTextCtrl::FindText(int minPos, int maxPos,
                      TextToFind  ft;
                      ft.chrg.cpMin = minPos;
                      ft.chrg.cpMax = maxPos;
-                     wxWX2MBbuf buf = wx2stc(text);
+                     wxWX2MBbuf buf = (wxWX2MBbuf)wx2stc(text);
                      ft.lpstrText = (char*)(const char*)buf;
 
                      return SendMsg(2150, flags, (long)&ft);