diff --git a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
index 21e130b5d..38696d12c 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ protected:
             rec->def = new PyMethodDef();
             std::memset(rec->def, 0, sizeof(PyMethodDef));
             rec->def->ml_name = rec->name;
-            rec->def->ml_meth = reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(*dispatcher);
+            rec->def->ml_meth = reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(reinterpret_cast<void (*) (void)>(*dispatcher));
             rec->def->ml_flags = METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS;
 
             capsule rec_capsule(rec, [](void *ptr) {