diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 40de59c18..2027b4101 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -2387,7 +2387,8 @@ LinphoneCore *linphone_core_new(const LinphoneCoreVTable *vtable,
 }
 
 LinphoneCore *linphone_core_ref(LinphoneCore *lc) {
-	return reinterpret_cast<LinphoneCore *>(belle_sip_object_ref(BELLE_SIP_OBJECT(lc)));
+	belle_sip_object_ref(BELLE_SIP_OBJECT(lc));
+	return lc;
 }
 
 void linphone_core_unref(LinphoneCore *lc) {