diff --git a/subprojects/libvduse/libvduse.c b/subprojects/libvduse/libvduse.c
index 21ffbb5b8d..df9ca5e56f 100644
--- a/subprojects/libvduse/libvduse.c
+++ b/subprojects/libvduse/libvduse.c
@@ -465,8 +465,9 @@ static int
 vduse_queue_read_indirect_desc(VduseDev *dev, struct vring_desc *desc,
                                uint64_t addr, size_t len)
 {
-    struct vring_desc *ori_desc;
+    char *dst_desc = (char *)desc;
     uint64_t read_len;
+    void *ori_desc;
 
     if (len > (VIRTQUEUE_MAX_SIZE * sizeof(struct vring_desc))) {
         return -1;
@@ -483,10 +484,10 @@ vduse_queue_read_indirect_desc(VduseDev *dev, struct vring_desc *desc,
             return -1;
         }
 
-        memcpy(desc, ori_desc, read_len);
+        memcpy(dst_desc, ori_desc, read_len);
         len -= read_len;
         addr += read_len;
-        desc += read_len;
+        dst_desc += read_len;
     }
 
     return 0;