diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index b522a88b7265c5..d41255bd32cc81 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ struct MallocedBuffer {
 
   MallocedBuffer() : data(nullptr) {}
   explicit MallocedBuffer(size_t size) : data(Malloc<T>(size)), size(size) {}
-  MallocedBuffer(char* data, size_t size) : data(data), size(size) {}
+  MallocedBuffer(T* data, size_t size) : data(data), size(size) {}
   MallocedBuffer(MallocedBuffer&& other) : data(other.data), size(other.size) {
     other.data = nullptr;
   }