diff --git a/src/unix/darwin-proctitle.c b/src/unix/darwin-proctitle.c
index 8cd358bc..b7267caa 100644
--- a/src/unix/darwin-proctitle.c
+++ b/src/unix/darwin-proctitle.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static int uv__pthread_setname_np(const char* name) {
   int err;
 
   /* pthread_setname_np() first appeared in OS X 10.6 and iOS 3.2. */
-  dynamic_pthread_setname_np = dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "pthread_setname_np");
+  *(void **)(&dynamic_pthread_setname_np) = dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "pthread_setname_np");
   if (dynamic_pthread_setname_np == NULL)
     return -ENOSYS;
 
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ int uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
   if (application_services_handle == NULL || core_foundation_handle == NULL)
     goto out;
 
-  pCFStringCreateWithCString =
+  *(void **)(&pCFStringCreateWithCString) =
       dlsym(core_foundation_handle, "CFStringCreateWithCString");
-  pCFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier =
+  *(void **)(&pCFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier) =
       dlsym(core_foundation_handle, "CFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier");
-  pCFBundleGetDataPointerForName =
+  *(void **)(&pCFBundleGetDataPointerForName) =
       dlsym(core_foundation_handle, "CFBundleGetDataPointerForName");
-  pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName =
+  *(void **)(&pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName) =
       dlsym(core_foundation_handle, "CFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName");
 
   if (pCFStringCreateWithCString == NULL ||
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ int uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
   if (launch_services_bundle == NULL)
     goto out;
 
-  pLSGetCurrentApplicationASN =
+  *(void **)(&pLSGetCurrentApplicationASN) =
       pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName(launch_services_bundle,
                                          S("_LSGetCurrentApplicationASN"));
 
   if (pLSGetCurrentApplicationASN == NULL)
     goto out;
 
-  pLSSetApplicationInformationItem =
+  *(void **)(&pLSSetApplicationInformationItem) =
       pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName(launch_services_bundle,
                                          S("_LSSetApplicationInformationItem"));
 
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ int uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
   if (display_name_key == NULL || *display_name_key == NULL)
     goto out;
 
-  pCFBundleGetInfoDictionary = dlsym(core_foundation_handle,
+  *(void **)(&pCFBundleGetInfoDictionary) = dlsym(core_foundation_handle,
                                      "CFBundleGetInfoDictionary");
-  pCFBundleGetMainBundle = dlsym(core_foundation_handle,
+  *(void **)(&pCFBundleGetMainBundle) = dlsym(core_foundation_handle,
                                  "CFBundleGetMainBundle");
   if (pCFBundleGetInfoDictionary == NULL || pCFBundleGetMainBundle == NULL)
     goto out;
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ int uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
   if (hi_services_bundle == NULL)
     goto out;
 
-  pSetApplicationIsDaemon = pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName(
+  *(void **)(&pSetApplicationIsDaemon) = pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName(
       hi_services_bundle,
       S("SetApplicationIsDaemon"));
-  pLSApplicationCheckIn = pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName(
+  *(void **)(&pLSApplicationCheckIn) = pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName(
       launch_services_bundle,
       S("_LSApplicationCheckIn"));
-  pLSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus =
+  *(void **)(&pLSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus) =
       pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName(
           launch_services_bundle,
           S("_LSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus"));
diff --git a/src/unix/fsevents.c b/src/unix/fsevents.c
index 1c7896d8..49085306 100644
--- a/src/unix/fsevents.c
+++ b/src/unix/fsevents.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int uv__fsevents_global_init(void) {
   err = -ENOENT;
 #define V(handle, symbol)                                                     \
   do {                                                                        \
-    p ## symbol = dlsym((handle), #symbol);                                   \
+    *(void **)(&p ## symbol) = dlsym((handle), #symbol);                      \
     if (p ## symbol == NULL)                                                  \
       goto out;                                                               \
   }                                                                           \