diff --git a/include/unicorn/unicorn.h b/include/unicorn/unicorn.h
index 0aca12f3..5ac2bb49 100644
--- a/include/unicorn/unicorn.h
+++ b/include/unicorn/unicorn.h
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ uc_err uc_reg_read(uc_engine *uc, int regid, void *value);
  for detailed error).
 */
 UNICORN_EXPORT
-uc_err uc_mem_write(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size);
+uc_err uc_mem_write(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, const void *bytes, size_t size);
 
 /*
  Read a range of bytes in memory.
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ uc_err uc_mem_write(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, const uint8_t *bytes, size_
  for detailed error).
 */
 UNICORN_EXPORT
-uc_err uc_mem_read(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, uint8_t *bytes, size_t size);
+uc_err uc_mem_read(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, void *bytes, size_t size);
 
 /*
  Emulate machine code in a specific duration of time.
diff --git a/uc.c b/uc.c
index b204c75c..0ea5cf03 100644
--- a/uc.c
+++ b/uc.c
@@ -331,8 +331,10 @@ static bool check_mem_area(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, size_t size)
 
 
 UNICORN_EXPORT
-uc_err uc_mem_read(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
+uc_err uc_mem_read(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, void *_bytes, size_t size)
 {
+    uint8_t *bytes = _bytes;
+
     if (!check_mem_area(uc, address, size))
         return UC_ERR_MEM_READ;
 
@@ -359,8 +361,10 @@ uc_err uc_mem_read(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 }
 
 UNICORN_EXPORT
-uc_err uc_mem_write(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
+uc_err uc_mem_write(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, const void *_bytes, size_t size)
 {
+    const uint8_t *bytes = _bytes;
+
     if (!check_mem_area(uc, address, size))
         return UC_ERR_MEM_WRITE;