diff --git a/doc/examples/output.c b/doc/examples/output.c
index bb0da30041..59e7b95d17 100644
--- a/doc/examples/output.c
+++ b/doc/examples/output.c
@@ -509,8 +509,9 @@ static AVFrame *get_video_frame(OutputStream *ost)
             }
         }
         fill_yuv_image(ost->tmp_frame, ost->next_pts, c->width, c->height);
-        sws_scale(ost->sws_ctx, ost->tmp_frame->data, ost->tmp_frame->linesize,
-                  0, c->height, ost->frame->data, ost->frame->linesize);
+        sws_scale(ost->sws_ctx, (const uint8_t * const *) ost->tmp_frame->data,
+                  ost->tmp_frame->linesize, 0, c->height, ost->frame->data,
+                  ost->frame->linesize);
     } else {
         fill_yuv_image(ost->frame, ost->next_pts, c->width, c->height);
     }