diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index f3a7b6c1bdfa..afef377424c4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_try_send_ddgst(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 	int ret;
 	struct msghdr msg = { .msg_flags = MSG_DONTWAIT };
 	struct kvec iov = {
-		.iov_base = &req->ddgst + req->offset,
+		.iov_base = (u8 *)&req->ddgst + req->offset,
 		.iov_len = NVME_TCP_DIGEST_LENGTH - req->offset
 	};