diff --git a/examples/paex_record_file.c b/examples/paex_record_file.c
index 9e60506..1651f75 100644
--- a/examples/paex_record_file.c
+++ b/examples/paex_record_file.c
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ typedef int (*ThreadFunctionType)(void*);
 static PaError startThread( paTestData* pData, ThreadFunctionType fn )
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    pData->threadHandle = (void*)_beginthreadex(NULL, 0, fn, pData, CREATE_SUSPENDED, NULL);
+    typedef unsigned (__stdcall* WinThreadFunctionType)(void*);
+    pData->threadHandle = (void*)_beginthreadex(NULL, 0, (WinThreadFunctionType)fn, pData, CREATE_SUSPENDED, NULL);
     if (pData->threadHandle == NULL) return paUnanticipatedHostError;
 
     /* Set file thread to a little higher prio than normal */