diff --git a/test/run-tests.c b/test/run-tests.c
index fc92d7b7..a8c88652 100644
--- a/test/run-tests.c
+++ b/test/run-tests.c
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ static int ipc_helper(int listen_after_write) {
 
   uv_pipe_open(&channel, 0);
 
-  ASSERT(uv_is_readable(&channel));
-  ASSERT(uv_is_writable(&channel));
+  ASSERT(uv_is_readable((uv_stream_t*) &channel));
+  ASSERT(uv_is_writable((uv_stream_t*) &channel));
 
   r = uv_tcp_init(uv_default_loop(), &tcp_server);
   ASSERT(r == 0);