diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 81615279b876..6c9302a7274c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int bigendian(void)
 	unsigned char str[] = { 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0};
 	unsigned int *ptr;
 
-	ptr = (unsigned int *)str;
+	ptr = (unsigned int *)(void *)str;
 	return *ptr == 0x01020304;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 665dac20cd1e..37b10c2cd3c9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void parse_cmdlines(char *file, int size __unused)
 	while (line) {
 		item = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*item));
 		sscanf(line, "%d %as", &item->pid,
-		       (float *)&item->comm); /* workaround gcc warning */
+		       (float *)(void *)&item->comm); /* workaround gcc warning */
 		item->next = list;
 		list = item;
 		line = strtok_r(NULL, "\n", &next);
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ void parse_proc_kallsyms(char *file, unsigned int size __unused)
 		item = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*item));
 		item->mod = NULL;
 		ret = sscanf(line, "%as %c %as\t[%as",
-			     (float *)&addr_str, /* workaround gcc warning */
+			     (float *)(void *)&addr_str, /* workaround gcc warning */
 			     &ch,
-			     (float *)&item->func,
-			     (float *)&item->mod);
+			     (float *)(void *)&item->func,
+			     (float *)(void *)&item->mod);
 		item->addr = strtoull(addr_str, NULL, 16);
 		free(addr_str);
 
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ void parse_ftrace_printk(char *file, unsigned int size __unused)
 	while (line) {
 		item = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*item));
 		ret = sscanf(line, "%as : %as",
-			     (float *)&addr_str, /* workaround gcc warning */
-			     (float *)&item->printk);
+			     (float *)(void *)&addr_str, /* workaround gcc warning */
+			     (float *)(void *)&item->printk);
 		item->addr = strtoull(addr_str, NULL, 16);
 		free(addr_str);