diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index dedcb7aaf0d8..5266d534c4b3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ static int nvmet_try_send_ddgst(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd, bool last_in_batch)
 	struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue = cmd->queue;
 	struct msghdr msg = { .msg_flags = MSG_DONTWAIT };
 	struct kvec iov = {
-		.iov_base = &cmd->exp_ddgst + cmd->offset,
+		.iov_base = (u8 *)&cmd->exp_ddgst + cmd->offset,
 		.iov_len = NVME_TCP_DIGEST_LENGTH - cmd->offset
 	};
 	int ret;