diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index 57f5fd069b..447d808dee 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ public:
         Init(nTypeIn, nVersionIn);
     }
 
-    CDataStream(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchIn, int nTypeIn, int nVersionIn) : vch((char*)&vchIn.begin()[0], (char*)&vchIn.end()[0])
+    CDataStream(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchIn, int nTypeIn, int nVersionIn) : vch(vchIn.begin(), vchIn.end())
     {
         Init(nTypeIn, nVersionIn);
     }