diff --git a/xf86drmMode.c b/xf86drmMode.c
index fb22f683..0266bc10 100644
--- a/xf86drmMode.c
+++ b/xf86drmMode.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ int drmHandleEvent(int fd, drmEventContextPtr evctx)
 
 	i = 0;
 	while (i < len) {
-		e = (struct drm_event *) &buffer[i];
+		e = (struct drm_event *)(buffer + i);
 		switch (e->type) {
 		case DRM_EVENT_VBLANK:
 			if (evctx->version < 1 ||