diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/callthunks.c b/arch/x86/kernel/callthunks.c
index f5507c95e7be..71b74a07c8ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/callthunks.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/callthunks.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static bool is_callthunk(void *addr)
 	if (!thunks_initialized || skip_addr((void *)dest))
 		return false;
 
-	*pad = dest - tmpl_size;
+	pad = (void *)dest - tmpl_size;
 
 	memcpy(insn_buff, skl_call_thunk_template, tmpl_size);
 	apply_relocation(insn_buff, tmpl_size, pad,