diff --git a/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c b/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c
index 9d3f25af1..138a0ceed 100644
--- a/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c
+++ b/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c
@@ -270,18 +270,18 @@ char *get_fstype_from_devname(const char *device)
 {
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_BLKID_TYPE
 	struct uuidCache_s *uc;
-	struct stat *statbuf;
+	struct stat statbuf;
 
-	if (stat(device, statbuf) < 0)
+	if (stat(device, &statbuf) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!S_ISBLK(statbuf->st_mode) && !S_ISREG(statbuf->st_mode))
+	if (!S_ISBLK(statbuf.st_mode) && !S_ISREG(statbuf.st_mode))
 		return NULL;
 
 	add_to_uuid_cache(device);
 	uc = uuidcache_init(0);
 
-	return uc->type;
+	return (char*)uc->type;
 #else
 	return NULL;
 #endif