diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ec8736c..108b2f1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ WARNLIST="
 	suggest-attribute=format
 	property-attribute-mismatch
 	strict-prototypes
-	pointer-arith
 	write-strings
 	cast-align
 	bad-function-cast
diff --git a/include/qb/qblist.h b/include/qb/qblist.h
index e3ae3f1..8064c87 100644
--- a/include/qb/qblist.h
+++ b/include/qb/qblist.h
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ static inline void qb_list_splice_tail(struct qb_list_head *list,
  * @param type:	the type of the struct this is embedded in.
  * @param member:	the name of the list_struct within the struct.
  */
-#define qb_list_entry(ptr,type,member)\
-	((type *)((char *)(ptr)-(char*)(&((type *)0)->member)))
+#define qb_list_entry(ptr,type,member) ({	       \
+	((type *)((void*)ptr - offsetof(type, member))); })
 
 /**
  * Get the first element from a list