diff --git a/rpcs3/util/asm.hpp b/rpcs3/util/asm.hpp
index 26de5d7c37..e64939ab88 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/asm.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/asm.hpp
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@ namespace utils
 		__asm__ volatile("lock orl $0, 0(%0)" :: "r" (ptr));
 #elif defined(ARCH_ARM64)
 		u32 value = 0;
-		__asm__ volatile ("ldset %w0, %w0, %1" : "+r"(value), "=Q"(*ptr) : "r"(value));
+		u32* u32_ptr = static_cast<u32*>(ptr);
+		__asm__ volatile("ldset %w0, %w0, %1" : "+r"(value), "=Q"(*u32_ptr) : "r"(value));
 #else
 		*static_cast<atomic_t<u32> *>(ptr) += 0;
 #endif