diff --git a/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig b/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
index ebde25649f..154858586c 100644
--- a/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
+++ b/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub const LinuxDynLib = struct {
 
     pub fn lookup(self: *LinuxDynLib, comptime T: type, name: []const u8) ?T {
         if (self.elf_lib.lookup("", name)) |symbol| {
-            return @ptrCast(T, symbol);
+            return @intToPtr(T, symbol);
         } else {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/test/standalone/load_dynamic_library/main.zig b/test/standalone/load_dynamic_library/main.zig
index a222f5b315..d1cba72db5 100644
--- a/test/standalone/load_dynamic_library/main.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/load_dynamic_library/main.zig
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var lib = try std.DynLib.open(dynlib_name);
     defer lib.close();
 
-    const addr = lib.lookup("add") orelse return error.SymbolNotFound;
-    const addFn = @intToPtr(extern fn (i32, i32) i32, addr);
+    const addFn = lib.lookup(extern fn (i32, i32) i32, "add") orelse return error.SymbolNotFound;
 
     const result = addFn(12, 34);
     std.debug.assert(result == 46);