diff --git a/Include/pyatomic.h b/Include/pyatomic.h
index 832d951..4cbc529 100644
--- a/Include/pyatomic.h
+++ b/Include/pyatomic.h
@@ -352,14 +352,14 @@
 
 #define _Py_atomic_store_explicit(ATOMIC_VAL, NEW_VAL, ORDER) \
   if (sizeof(*ATOMIC_VAL._value) == 8) { \
-    _Py_atomic_store_64bit(ATOMIC_VAL._value, NEW_VAL, ORDER) } else { \
-    _Py_atomic_store_32bit(ATOMIC_VAL._value, NEW_VAL, ORDER) } 
+    _Py_atomic_store_64bit((volatile long long*)ATOMIC_VAL._value, NEW_VAL, ORDER) } else { \
+    _Py_atomic_store_32bit((volatile long*)ATOMIC_VAL._value, NEW_VAL, ORDER) }
 
 #define _Py_atomic_load_explicit(ATOMIC_VAL, ORDER) \
   ( \
     sizeof(*(ATOMIC_VAL._value)) == 8 ? \
-    _Py_atomic_load_64bit(ATOMIC_VAL._value, ORDER) : \
-    _Py_atomic_load_32bit(ATOMIC_VAL._value, ORDER) \
+    _Py_atomic_load_64bit((volatile long long*)ATOMIC_VAL._value, ORDER) : \
+    _Py_atomic_load_32bit((volatile long*)ATOMIC_VAL._value, ORDER) \
   )
 #elif defined(_M_ARM) || defined(_M_ARM64)
 typedef enum _Py_memory_order {