diff --git a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c
index af393c7dee1f..b3edc239fe56 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ static int sets_patch(struct object *obj)
 			 * Make sure id is at the beginning of the pairs
 			 * struct, otherwise the below qsort would not work.
 			 */
-			BUILD_BUG_ON(set8->pairs != &set8->pairs[0].id);
+			BUILD_BUG_ON((u32 *)set8->pairs != &set8->pairs[0].id);
 			qsort(set8->pairs, set8->cnt, sizeof(set8->pairs[0]), cmp_id);
 
 			/*