diff --git a/blog/content/second-edition/posts/02-minimal-rust-kernel/index.md b/blog/content/second-edition/posts/02-minimal-rust-kernel/index.md
index 63feaffe9..b71d64508 100644
--- a/blog/content/second-edition/posts/02-minimal-rust-kernel/index.md
+++ b/blog/content/second-edition/posts/02-minimal-rust-kernel/index.md
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static HELLO: &[u8] = b"Hello World!";
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
-	let vga_buffer = 0xb8000 as *const u8 as *mut u8;
+	let vga_buffer = 0xb8000 as *mut u8;
 
     for (i, &byte) in HELLO.iter().enumerate() {
         unsafe {