diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/NMesh.c b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/NMesh.c
index 1fc0bff2af2..293b9a2f3f4 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/NMesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/NMesh.c
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ static PyObject *NMesh_getVertexInfluences( PyObject * self, PyObject * args )
 
 		/* Build the list only with weights and names of the influent bones */
 		for( i = 0; i < totinfluences; i++, sweight++ ) {
-			bDeformGroup *defgroup = BLI_findlink( &object->defbase,
+			bDeformGroup *defgroup = (bDeformGroup *) BLI_findlink( &object->defbase,
 					sweight->def_nr );
 			if( defgroup )
 				PyList_Append( influence_list, Py_BuildValue( "[sf]",