diff --git a/changes/ticket31374 b/changes/ticket31374
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8eef9cd49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket31374
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (compilation warning):
+    - Fix a compilation warning on Windows about casting a function
+      pointer for GetTickCount64(). Fixes bug 31374; bugfix on
+      0.2.9.1-alpha.
diff --git a/src/lib/time/compat_time.c b/src/lib/time/compat_time.c
index 3d1ffa7af4..98854bad2c 100644
--- a/src/lib/time/compat_time.c
+++ b/src/lib/time/compat_time.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ monotime_init_internal(void)
 
   HANDLE h = load_windows_system_library(TEXT("kernel32.dll"));
   if (h) {
-    GetTickCount64_fn = (GetTickCount64_fn_t)
+    GetTickCount64_fn = (GetTickCount64_fn_t) (void(*)(void))
       GetProcAddress(h, "GetTickCount64");
   }
   // FreeLibrary(h) ?