diff --git a/interface/zsyr.c b/interface/zsyr.c
index 8bc9ac177..be66ff099 100644
--- a/interface/zsyr.c
+++ b/interface/zsyr.c
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ void NAME(char *UPLO, blasint *N, FLOAT  *ALPHA,
 
 #else
 
-void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order, enum CBLAS_UPLO Uplo, int n, FLOAT alpha, FLOAT *x, int incx, FLOAT *a, int lda) {
+void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order, enum CBLAS_UPLO Uplo, int n, void *valpha, FLOAT *x, int incx, FLOAT *a, int lda) {
 
   FLOAT *buffer;
   int uplo;
   blasint info;
-  FLOAT * ALPHA = α
+  FLOAT * ALPHA = (FLOAT*)valpha;
   FLOAT alpha_r	= ALPHA[0];
   FLOAT alpha_i	= ALPHA[1];
 #ifdef SMP