diff --git a/base/trace.cc b/base/trace.cc
index 156110376..cca58d669 100644
--- a/base/trace.cc
+++ b/base/trace.cc
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ PrintfRecord::dump(ostream &os)
 
 
 
-RawDataRecord::RawDataRecord(Tick _cycle,
-                                    const uint8_t *_data, int _len)
+RawDataRecord::RawDataRecord(Tick _cycle, const void *_data, int _len)
     : Record(_cycle), len(_len)
 {
     data = new uint8_t[len];
diff --git a/base/trace.hh b/base/trace.hh
index 9e5952765..e49d7aa61 100644
--- a/base/trace.hh
+++ b/base/trace.hh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Trace {
         int len;
 
       public:
-        RawDataRecord(Tick cycle, const uint8_t *_data, int _len);
+        RawDataRecord(Tick cycle, const void *_data, int _len);
         virtual ~RawDataRecord();
 
         virtual void dump(std::ostream &);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace Trace {
     }
 
     inline void
-    rawDump(const uint8_t *data, int len)
+    rawDump(const void *data, int len)
     {
         theLog.append(new Trace::RawDataRecord(curTick, data, len));
     }