diff --git a/pkg/fontconfig/pattern.zig b/pkg/fontconfig/pattern.zig
index dfa1ee69d..6d3f8f843 100644
--- a/pkg/fontconfig/pattern.zig
+++ b/pkg/fontconfig/pattern.zig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub const Pattern = opaque {
     pub fn add(self: *Pattern, prop: Property, value: Value, append: bool) bool {
         return c.FcPatternAdd(
             self.cval(),
-            prop.cval(),
+            prop.cval().ptr,
             value.cval(),
             if (append) c.FcTrue else c.FcFalse,
         ) == c.FcTrue;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub const Pattern = opaque {
         var val: c.struct__FcValue = undefined;
         try @intToEnum(Result, c.FcPatternGet(
             self.cval(),
-            prop.cval(),
+            prop.cval().ptr,
             @intCast(c_int, id),
             &val,
         )).toError();
diff --git a/pkg/fontconfig/value.zig b/pkg/fontconfig/value.zig
index fb1366f3f..40b2711f0 100644
--- a/pkg/fontconfig/value.zig
+++ b/pkg/fontconfig/value.zig
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub const Value = union(Type) {
                 .@"void" => undefined,
                 .integer => |v| .{ .i = @intCast(c_int, v) },
                 .double => |v| .{ .d = v },
-                .string => |v| .{ .s = v },
+                .string => |v| .{ .s = v.ptr },
                 .@"bool" => |v| .{ .b = if (v) c.FcTrue else c.FcFalse },
                 .matrix => |v| .{ .m = @ptrCast(*const c.struct__FcMatrix, v) },
                 .char_set => |v| .{ .c = @ptrCast(*const c.struct__FcCharSet, v) },