diff --git a/source/blender/depsgraph/intern/builder/deg_builder_nodes.h b/source/blender/depsgraph/intern/builder/deg_builder_nodes.h
index 9a3cc60d3c8..8be5f85ab13 100644
--- a/source/blender/depsgraph/intern/builder/deg_builder_nodes.h
+++ b/source/blender/depsgraph/intern/builder/deg_builder_nodes.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct DepsgraphNodeBuilder {
 #ifdef WITH_COPY_ON_WRITE
 		return (T *)cow->id.newid;
 #else
-		return cow;
+		return (T *)cow;
 #endif
 	}