diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
index 847cdeb1b7..658fc25495 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_play_bin_debug);
 #define GST_IS_PLAY_BIN(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_PLAY_BIN))
 #define GST_IS_PLAY_BIN_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_PLAY_BIN))
 
+#define ULONG_TO_POINTER(number)        ((gpointer) (guintptr) (number))
+
 #define VOLUME_MAX_DOUBLE 10.0
 
 typedef struct _GstPlayBin GstPlayBin;
@@ -3437,7 +3439,7 @@ pad_added_cb (GstElement * decodebin, GstPad * pad, GstSourceGroup * group)
             G_CALLBACK (notify_tags_cb), ntdata, (GClosureNotify) g_free,
             (GConnectFlags) 0);
         g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (sinkpad), "playbin.notify_tags_handler",
-            (gpointer) (guintptr) notify_tags_handler);
+            ULONG_TO_POINTER (notify_tags_handler));
       }
 
       /* store the pad in the array */
@@ -3472,7 +3474,7 @@ pad_added_cb (GstElement * decodebin, GstPad * pad, GstSourceGroup * group)
       gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_EVENT_DOWNSTREAM,
       _uridecodebin_event_probe, group, NULL);
   g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (pad), "playbin.event_probe_id",
-      (gpointer) group_id_probe_handler);
+      ULONG_TO_POINTER (group_id_probe_handler));
 
   if (changed) {
     int signal;