diff --git a/platforms/posix/src/remote_device_db_fs.c b/platforms/posix/src/remote_device_db_fs.c
index 1105d4e68..97f195619 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/src/remote_device_db_fs.c
+++ b/platforms/posix/src/remote_device_db_fs.c
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@ static int get_link_key(bd_addr_t bd_addr, link_key_t link_key, link_key_type_t
     int scan_result = sscan_link_key(link_key_str, link_key);
     if (scan_result == 0 ) return 0;
 
-    scan_result = sscanf( (char *) link_key_type_str, "%d", link_key_type);
+    int link_key_type_buffer;
+    scan_result = sscanf( (char *) link_key_type_str, "%d", link_key_type_buffer);
     if (scan_result == 0 ) return 0;
-
+    *link_key_type = (link_key_type_t) link_key_type_buffer;
     return 1;
 }