--- a/projectorganizer/src/prjorg-sidebar.c
+++ b/projectorganizer/src/prjorg-sidebar.c
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ gchar **prjorg_sidebar_get_expanded_paths(void)
 		(GtkTreeViewMappingFunc)on_map_expanded, expanded_paths);
 	g_ptr_array_add(expanded_paths, NULL);
 
-	return g_ptr_array_free(expanded_paths, FALSE);
+	return (gchar **) g_ptr_array_free(expanded_paths, FALSE);
 }