diff --git a/include/mbedtls/error.h b/include/mbedtls/error.h
index 752f7bf05..154f0718e 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/error.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/error.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ extern "C" {
  *
  * \param hook    hook to invasive testing function
  */
-void mbedtls_set_err_add_hook( void *hook );
+void mbedtls_set_err_add_hook( void (*hook)( int, int, const char *, int ) );
 int mbedtls_err_add( int high, int low, const char *file, int line );
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_ADD( high, low )  \
     ( mbedtls_err_add( high, low, __FILE__, __LINE__ ) )
diff --git a/library/error.c b/library/error.c
index 4e279b069..aaa66dddf 100644
--- a/library/error.c
+++ b/library/error.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ const char * mbedtls_low_level_strerr( int error_code )
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_TEST_HOOKS)
 static void (*err_add_hook)( int, int, const char *, int );
 
-void mbedtls_set_err_add_hook(void *hook)
+void mbedtls_set_err_add_hook( void (*hook)( int, int, const char *, int ) )
 {
     err_add_hook = hook;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/data_files/error.fmt b/scripts/data_files/error.fmt
index fdb3ce291..5925904a4 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/error.fmt
+++ b/scripts/data_files/error.fmt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ LOW_LEVEL_CODE_CHECKS
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_TEST_HOOKS)
 static void (*err_add_hook)( int, int, const char *, int );
 
-void mbedtls_set_err_add_hook(void *hook)
+void mbedtls_set_err_add_hook( void (*hook)( int, int, const char *, int ) )
 {
     err_add_hook = hook;
 }