diff --git a/src/pipe_wrap.cc b/src/pipe_wrap.cc
index 06bb3dd73d1b3c..2354533ddf3e43 100644
--- a/src/pipe_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/pipe_wrap.cc
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ void PipeWrap::Fchmod(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
   ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&wrap, args.Holder());
   CHECK(args[0]->IsInt32());
   int mode = args[0].As<Int32>()->Value();
-  int err = uv_pipe_chmod(reinterpret_cast<uv_pipe_t*>(&wrap->handle_),
-                          mode);
+  int err = uv_pipe_chmod(&wrap->handle_, mode);
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(err);
 }