diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_cell.h b/Include/internal/pycore_cell.h
index cef01e80514f4b..a9b61b0d53c672 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_cell.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_cell.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ _PyCell_GetStackRef(PyCellObject *cell)
 {
     PyObject *value;
 #ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
-    value = _Py_atomic_load_ptr(&cell->ob_ref);
+    value = (PyObject *)_Py_atomic_load_ptr(&cell->ob_ref);
     if (value == NULL) {
         return PyStackRef_NULL;
     }