diff --git a/src/cgroup.c b/src/cgroup.c
index e6785178a1..111601d9b7 100644
--- a/src/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/cgroup.c
@@ -880,19 +880,19 @@ int virCgroupSetCpuShares(virCgroupPtr group, unsigned long long shares)
 {
     return virCgroupSetValueU64(group,
                                 VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPU,
-                                "cpu.shares", shares);
+                                "cpu.shares", (uint64_t)shares);
 }
 
 int virCgroupGetCpuShares(virCgroupPtr group, unsigned long long *shares)
 {
     return virCgroupGetValueU64(group,
                                 VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPU,
-                                "cpu.shares", shares);
+                                "cpu.shares", (uint64_t *)shares);
 }
 
 int virCgroupGetCpuacctUsage(virCgroupPtr group, unsigned long long *usage)
 {
     return virCgroupGetValueU64(group,
                                 VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPUACCT,
-                                "cpuacct.usage", usage);
+                                "cpuacct.usage", (uint64_t *)usage);
 }