diff --git a/spa/include/spa/pod/builder.h b/spa/include/spa/pod/builder.h
index d1801832c..9f826e7de 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/pod/builder.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/pod/builder.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ spa_pod_builder_raw_padded(struct spa_pod_builder *builder, const void *data, ui
 	return res;
 }
 
-SPA_API_POD_BUILDER void *spa_pod_builder_pop(struct spa_pod_builder *builder, struct spa_pod_frame *frame)
+SPA_API_POD_BUILDER struct spa_pod *spa_pod_builder_pop(struct spa_pod_builder *builder, struct spa_pod_frame *frame)
 {
 	struct spa_pod *pod;