diff --git a/include/btstack/utils.h b/include/btstack/utils.h
index ad90775e9..fd79aaeaf 100644
--- a/include/btstack/utils.h
+++ b/include/btstack/utils.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ char * link_key_to_str(link_key_t link_key);
 char *link_key_type_to_str(link_key_type_t link_key);
 
 int sscan_bd_addr(uint8_t * addr_string, bd_addr_t addr);
-int sscan_link_key(char * addr_string, link_key_t *link_key);
+int sscan_link_key(char * addr_string, link_key_t link_key);
 
 uint8_t crc8_check(uint8_t *data, uint16_t len, uint8_t check_sum);
 uint8_t crc8_calc(uint8_t *data, uint16_t len);
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 0bdd37b2d..4d3256e33 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ int sscan_bd_addr(uint8_t * addr_string, bd_addr_t addr){
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int sscan_link_key(char * addr_string, link_key_t *link_key){
+int sscan_link_key(char * addr_string, link_key_t link_key){
     unsigned int buffer[LINK_KEY_LEN];
 
     // reset result buffer