diff --git a/driver/level3/level3_thread.c b/driver/level3/level3_thread.c
index ac96f9424..3411a3e9b 100644
--- a/driver/level3/level3_thread.c
+++ b/driver/level3/level3_thread.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static int gemm_driver(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG
 static pthread_mutex_t  level3_lock    = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 #else
 CRITICAL_SECTION level3_lock;
-InitializeCriticalSection((PCRITICAL_SECTION)&level3_lock;
+InitializeCriticalSection((PCRITICAL_SECTION)&level3_lock);
 #endif
 #endif