diff --git a/bindings/go/unicorn/unicorn.go b/bindings/go/unicorn/unicorn.go
index f01ea0e2..d7ef010e 100644
--- a/bindings/go/unicorn/unicorn.go
+++ b/bindings/go/unicorn/unicorn.go
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ func (u *Uc) MemWrite(addr uint64, data []byte) error {
 	if len(data) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return errReturn(C.uc_mem_write(u.Handle, C.uint64_t(addr), (*C.uint8_t)(unsafe.Pointer(&data[0])), C.size_t(len(data))))
+	return errReturn(C.uc_mem_write(u.Handle, C.uint64_t(addr), unsafe.Pointer(&data[0]), C.size_t(len(data))))
 }
 
 func (u *Uc) MemReadInto(dst []byte, addr uint64) error {
 	if len(dst) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return errReturn(C.uc_mem_read(u.Handle, C.uint64_t(addr), (*C.uint8_t)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0])), C.size_t(len(dst))))
+	return errReturn(C.uc_mem_read(u.Handle, C.uint64_t(addr), unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0]), C.size_t(len(dst))))
 }
 
 func (u *Uc) MemRead(addr, size uint64) ([]byte, error) {