diff --git a/settings_data.c b/settings_data.c
index 2d42310633..0c0235b70d 100644
--- a/settings_data.c
+++ b/settings_data.c
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ static void general_write_handler(const void *data)
       rarch_main_command(rarch_cmd);
 }
 
-#define APPEND(VALUE) if (index==list_size) { list_size *= 2; list = realloc(list, sizeof(rarch_setting_t)*list_size); } (list[index++]) = VALUE
+#define APPEND(VALUE) if (index == list_size) { list_size *= 2; list = (rarch_setting_t*)realloc(list, sizeof(rarch_setting_t) * list_size); } (list[index++]) = VALUE
 #define START_GROUP(NAME)                       { const char *GROUP_NAME = NAME; APPEND(setting_data_group_setting (ST_GROUP, NAME));
 #define END_GROUP()                             APPEND(setting_data_group_setting (ST_END_GROUP, 0)); }
 #define START_SUB_GROUP(NAME)                   { const char *SUBGROUP_NAME = NAME; APPEND(setting_data_group_setting (ST_SUB_GROUP, NAME));
@@ -1599,8 +1599,9 @@ rarch_setting_t* setting_data_get_list(void)
 
    if (!list)
    {
-      int list_size=512;
-      list = malloc(sizeof(rarch_setting_t)*list_size);
+      int list_size = 512;
+
+      list = (rarch_setting_t*)malloc(sizeof(rarch_setting_t) * list_size);
       index = 0;
 
       /***********/