diff --git a/generic-pc/playback_gst.cpp b/generic-pc/playback_gst.cpp
index e21e46d..ccaf086 100644
--- a/generic-pc/playback_gst.cpp
+++ b/generic-pc/playback_gst.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void cPlayback::Close(void)
 // start
 bool cPlayback::Start(std::string filename, std::string headers)
 {
-	Start(filename.c_str(),0,0,0,0,0);
+	Start((char *) filename.c_str(),0,0,0,0,0);
 }
 
 bool cPlayback::Start(char *filename, int /*vpid*/, int /*vtype*/, int /*apid*/, int /*ac3*/, int /*duration*/)
diff --git a/libspark/playback_libeplayer3.cpp b/libspark/playback_libeplayer3.cpp
index 984c906..d700e27 100644
--- a/libspark/playback_libeplayer3.cpp
+++ b/libspark/playback_libeplayer3.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void cPlayback::Close(void)
 
 bool cPlayback::Start(std::string filename, std::string headers)
 {
-	Start(filename.c_str(),0,0,0,0,0);
+	Start((char*) filename.c_str(),0,0,0,0,0);
 }
 
 bool cPlayback::Start(char *filename, int vpid, int vtype, int apid, int ac3, int)