diff --git a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_transfer.c b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_transfer.c
index 6441aae1..bc1ae1a3 100644
--- a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_transfer.c
+++ b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_transfer.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ int rx_callback(hackrf_transfer* transfer) {
 		if (receive_wav) {
 			/* convert .wav contents from signed to unsigned */
 			for (i = 0; i < bytes_to_write; i++) {
-				*(transfer->buffer + i) ^= (uint8_t)0x80;
+				transfer->buffer[i] ^= (uint8_t)0x80;
 			}
 		}
 		bytes_written = fwrite(transfer->buffer, 1, bytes_to_write, fd);