diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_osx_ObjCHelpers.h b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_osx_ObjCHelpers.h
index f76565514f..767bcf49de 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_osx_ObjCHelpers.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_osx_ObjCHelpers.h
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ public:
     ObjCBlock (C* _this, R (C::*fn)(P...))  : block (CreateObjCBlock (_this, fn)) {}
     ObjCBlock (BlockType b) : block ([b copy]) {}
     ObjCBlock& operator= (const BlockType& other) { if (block != nullptr) { [block release]; } block = [other copy]; return *this; }
-    bool operator== (const void* ptr) const  { return (block == ptr); }
-    bool operator!= (const void* ptr) const  { return (block != ptr); }
+    bool operator== (const void* ptr) const  { return ((const void*) block == ptr); }
+    bool operator!= (const void* ptr) const  { return ((const void*) block != ptr); }
     ~ObjCBlock() { if (block != nullptr) [block release]; }
 
     operator BlockType() { return block; }