diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
index 403baa674c..50c3a011e9 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
@@ -3184,7 +3184,7 @@ void MavlinkReceiver::start()
 	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&receiveloop_attr,
 				  PX4_STACK_ADJUSTED(sizeof(MavlinkReceiver) + 2840 + MAVLINK_RECEIVER_NET_ADDED_STACK));
 
-	pthread_create(_thread, &receiveloop_attr, MavlinkReceiver::start_trampoline, this);
+	pthread_create(&_thread, &receiveloop_attr, MavlinkReceiver::start_trampoline, (void *)this);
 
 	pthread_attr_destroy(&receiveloop_attr);
 }
@@ -3199,5 +3199,5 @@ void *MavlinkReceiver::start_trampoline(void *context)
 void MavlinkReceiver::stop()
 {
 	_should_exit.store(true);
-	pthread_join(*_thread, nullptr);
+	pthread_join(_thread, nullptr);
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.h b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.h
index 106426d7b0..b76a2c1a7e 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.h
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ private:
 	void update_rx_stats(const mavlink_message_t &message);
 
 	px4::atomic_bool 	_should_exit{false};
-	pthread_t		*_thread {};
+	pthread_t		_thread {};
 
 	Mavlink				*_mavlink;