diff --git a/sys/sys/atomic_san.h b/sys/sys/atomic_san.h
index eb6913296a4..ef81b4b7c51 100644
--- a/sys/sys/atomic_san.h
+++ b/sys/sys/atomic_san.h
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ ATOMIC_SAN_THREAD_FENCE(SAN_INTERCEPTOR_PREFIX);
 #define	atomic_fcmpset_rel_ptr		ATOMIC_SAN(fcmpset_rel_ptr)
 #define	atomic_fetchadd_ptr		ATOMIC_SAN(fetchadd_ptr)
 #define	atomic_load_ptr(x)						\
-	((void *)ATOMIC_SAN(load_ptr)(__DECONST(volatile uintptr_t *, (x))))
+	((__typeof(*x))ATOMIC_SAN(load_ptr)(				\
+	    __DECONST(volatile uintptr_t *, (x))))
 #define	atomic_load_acq_ptr		ATOMIC_SAN(load_acq_ptr)
 #define	atomic_load_consume_ptr(x)					\
 	((void *)atomic_load_acq_ptr((volatile uintptr_t *)(x)))