diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/serializer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/serializer.hpp
index d86113b3..c089b94f 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/serializer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/serializer.hpp
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ class serializer
         }
 
         // use a pointer to fill the buffer
-        auto* buffer_ptr = number_buffer.begin();
+        auto buffer_ptr = number_buffer.begin();
 
         const bool is_negative = std::is_same<NumberType, number_integer_t>::value and not(x >= 0); // see issue #755
         number_unsigned_t abs_value;
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index d0e01c86..affa48c9 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -15606,7 +15606,7 @@ class serializer
         }
 
         // use a pointer to fill the buffer
-        auto* buffer_ptr = number_buffer.begin();
+        auto buffer_ptr = number_buffer.begin();
 
         const bool is_negative = std::is_same<NumberType, number_integer_t>::value and not(x >= 0); // see issue #755
         number_unsigned_t abs_value;