diff --git a/wepoll.c b/wepoll.c
index 11a440f..62762de 100644
--- a/wepoll.c
+++ b/wepoll.c
@@ -925,6 +925,18 @@ int init(void) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+/* Set up a workaround for the following problem:
+ *   FARPROC addr = GetProcAddress(...);
+ *   MY_FUNC func = (MY_FUNC) addr;          <-- GCC 8 warning/error.
+ *   MY_FUNC func = (MY_FUNC) (void*) addr;  <-- MSVC  warning/error.
+ * To compile cleanly with either compiler, do casts with this "bridge" type:
+ *   MY_FUNC func = (MY_FUNC) (nt__fn_ptr_cast_t) addr; */
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+typedef void* nt__fn_ptr_cast_t;
+#else
+typedef FARPROC nt__fn_ptr_cast_t;
+#endif
+
 #define X(return_type, attributes, name, parameters) \
   WEPOLL_INTERNAL return_type(attributes* name) parameters = NULL;
 NT_NTDLL_IMPORT_LIST(X)
@@ -932,15 +944,17 @@ NT_NTDLL_IMPORT_LIST(X)
 
 int nt_global_init(void) {
   HMODULE ntdll;
+  FARPROC fn_ptr;
 
   ntdll = GetModuleHandleW(L"ntdll.dll");
   if (ntdll == NULL)
     return -1;
 
-#define X(return_type, attributes, name, parameters)                         \
-  name = (return_type(attributes*) parameters) GetProcAddress(ntdll, #name); \
-  if (name == NULL)                                                          \
-    return -1;
+#define X(return_type, attributes, name, parameters) \
+  fn_ptr = GetProcAddress(ntdll, #name);             \
+  if (fn_ptr == NULL)                                \
+    return -1;                                       \
+  name = (return_type(attributes*) parameters)(nt__fn_ptr_cast_t) fn_ptr;
   NT_NTDLL_IMPORT_LIST(X)
 #undef X