diff --git a/usr.bin/sort/bwstring.c b/usr.bin/sort/bwstring.c
index c31cb859cb37..2f2737e94314 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sort/bwstring.c
+++ b/usr.bin/sort/bwstring.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bwsprintf(FILE *f, struct bwstring *bws, const char *prefix, const char *suffix)
 const void* bwsrawdata(const struct bwstring *bws)
 {
 
-	return (&(bws->wdata));
+	return (bws->wdata.str);
 }
 
 size_t bwsrawlen(const struct bwstring *bws)