diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index 820edbe974d..a2eb69d0293 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -8874,7 +8874,7 @@ static void direct_link_hair(BlendDataReader *reader, Hair *hair)
   BKE_hair_update_customdata_pointers(hair);
 
   /* Materials */
-  BLO_read_pointer_array(reader, (void **)hair->mat);
+  BLO_read_pointer_array(reader, (void **)&hair->mat);
 }
 
 /** \} */