diff --git a/cores/arduino/USB/USBAPI.h b/cores/arduino/USB/USBAPI.h
index c5cec6257..0cf381e1c 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/USB/USBAPI.h
+++ b/cores/arduino/USB/USBAPI.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class Serial_ : public Stream, public arduino::PluggableUSBModule
 	operator bool();
 
 	size_t readBytes(char *buffer, size_t length);
+	size_t readBytes( uint8_t *buffer, size_t length) { return readBytes((char *)buffer, length); }
 
 	// This method allows processing "SEND_BREAK" requests sent by
 	// the USB host. Those requests indicate that the host wants to