diff --git a/ext/node/ops/sqlite/database.rs b/ext/node/ops/sqlite/database.rs
index 3c0b81962f..c39aebcff6 100644
--- a/ext/node/ops/sqlite/database.rs
+++ b/ext/node/ops/sqlite/database.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl DatabaseSync {
     let r = unsafe {
       libsqlite3_sys::sqlite3_prepare_v2(
         raw_handle,
-        sql.as_ptr() as *const i8,
+        sql.as_ptr() as *const _,
         sql.len() as i32,
         &mut raw_stmt,
         std::ptr::null_mut(),
diff --git a/ext/node/ops/sqlite/statement.rs b/ext/node/ops/sqlite/statement.rs
index c579f65ccd..0a0e65e7d7 100644
--- a/ext/node/ops/sqlite/statement.rs
+++ b/ext/node/ops/sqlite/statement.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl StatementSync {
             ffi::sqlite3_bind_text(
               raw,
               i + 1,
-              value.as_ptr() as *const i8,
+              value.as_ptr() as *const _,
               value.len() as i32,
               ffi::SQLITE_TRANSIENT(),
             );