diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
index 37a7f4c735d0..dcdfd3767a48 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static void tb_ctl_rx_submit(struct ctl_pkg *pkg)
 
 static int tb_async_error(const struct ctl_pkg *pkg)
 {
-	const struct cfg_error_pkg *error = (const struct cfg_error_pkg *)pkg;
+	const struct cfg_error_pkg *error = pkg->buffer;
 
 	if (pkg->frame.eof != TB_CFG_PKG_ERROR)
 		return false;