diff --git a/src/uchardet.cpp b/src/uchardet.cpp
index 74ab63c..cc85f25 100644
--- a/src/uchardet.cpp
+++ b/src/uchardet.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-uchardet_t uchardet_new()
+uchardet_t uchardet_new(void)
 {
     return reinterpret_cast<uchardet_t> (new HandleUniversalDetector());
 }