diff --git a/include/xchange.h b/include/xchange.h
index 16297bf..1a2db54 100644
--- a/include/xchange.h
+++ b/include/xchange.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ typedef int boolean;               ///< boolean TRUE/FALSE data type.
 typedef struct XField {
   char *name;               ///< Pointer to a designated local name buffer. It may not contain a separator (see X_SEP).
                             ///< NOTE: it should normally be dynamically allocated, to work with xClearField() / xDestroyField().
-  char *value;              ///< Pointer to designated local string content (or structure)...
+  void *value;              ///< Pointer to designated local string content (or structure)...
                             ///< NOTE: it should normally be dynamically allocated, to work with xClearField() / xDestroyField().
   XType type;               ///< The underlyng data type
   char *subtype;            ///< (optional) Descriptive subtype, such a a mime type or encoding (if any). It is
diff --git a/src/xstruct.c b/src/xstruct.c
index 533ed4a..9bbc2c2 100644
--- a/src/xstruct.c
+++ b/src/xstruct.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ void *xGetElementAtIndex(const XField *f, int idx) {
   eSize = xElementSizeOf(f->type);
   if(eSize < 0) return x_trace_null(fn, NULL);
 
-  return f->value + idx * eSize;
+  return (char *) f->value + idx * eSize;
 }
 
 /**