diff --git a/src/c.zig b/src/c.zig
index 9385c5654f..6e1a8632f8 100644
--- a/src/c.zig
+++ b/src/c.zig
@@ -393,9 +393,13 @@ const LazyStatus = enum {
     failed,
 };
 
-pub fn dlsym(comptime Type: type, comptime name: [:0]const u8) ?*const Type {
+pub fn dlsym(comptime Type: type, comptime name: [:0]const u8) ?Type {
+    if (comptime @typeInfo(Type) != .Pointer) {
+        @compileError("dlsym must be a pointer type (e.g. ?const *fn()). Received " ++ @typeName(Type) ++ ".");
+    }
+
     const Wrapper = struct {
-        pub var function: *const Type = undefined;
+        pub var function: Type = undefined;
         pub var loaded: LazyStatus = LazyStatus.pending;
     };
 
@@ -407,7 +411,7 @@ pub fn dlsym(comptime Type: type, comptime name: [:0]const u8) ?*const Type {
         const result = std.c.dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, name);
 
         if (result) |ptr| {
-            Wrapper.function = bun.cast(*const Type, ptr);
+            Wrapper.function = bun.cast(Type, ptr);
             Wrapper.loaded = .loaded;
             return Wrapper.function;
         } else {