diff --git a/tt_metal/hw/firmware/src/ncrisck.cc b/tt_metal/hw/firmware/src/ncrisck.cc
index 92b4b6bf99f..c86776754f9 100644
--- a/tt_metal/hw/firmware/src/ncrisck.cc
+++ b/tt_metal/hw/firmware/src/ncrisck.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void kernel_launch() {
 #endif
 #else
 #ifdef ARCH_BLACKHOLE
-    firmware_kernel_common_init((uint32_t)__kernel_init_local_l1_base);
+    firmware_kernel_common_init((void tt_l1_ptr *)__kernel_init_local_l1_base);
 #else
     firmware_kernel_common_init((void tt_l1_ptr *)(MEM_NCRISC_INIT_IRAM_L1_BASE + (uint32_t)__kernel_init_local_l1_base - MEM_NCRISC_IRAM_BASE));
 #endif