diff --git a/src/x11_window.c b/src/x11_window.c
index 4c2d75ba..35fd2456 100644
--- a/src/x11_window.c
+++ b/src/x11_window.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ static GLFWbool createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
         {
             XChangeProperty(_glfw.x11.display, window->x11.handle,
                             _glfw.x11.NET_WM_STATE, XA_ATOM, 32,
-                            PropModeReplace, (unsigned char*) &states, count);
+                            PropModeReplace, (unsigned char*) states, count);
         }
     }