diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ad9d0a..98654de 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -O0 -g -Wall -Wextra -std=c89 -pedantic-errors
 
-all: test
+CPPC = g++
+CPPFLAGS = -O0 -g -Wall -Wextra
 
-.PHONY: test
+all: test testcpp
+
+.PHONY: test testcpp
 test: tests.c parson.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ tests.c parson.c
 	./$@
 
+testcpp: tests.c parson.c
+	$(CPPC) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $@ tests.c parson.c
+	./$@
+
 clean:
-	rm -f test *.o
\ No newline at end of file
+	rm -f test *.o
+
diff --git a/parson.c b/parson.c
index d2cc1af..45edaf5 100644
--- a/parson.c
+++ b/parson.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static JSON_Status json_array_resize(JSON_Array *array, size_t new_capacity) {
     if (new_capacity == 0) {
         return JSONFailure;
     }
-    new_items = parson_malloc(new_capacity * sizeof(JSON_Value*));
+    new_items = (JSON_Value**)parson_malloc(new_capacity * sizeof(JSON_Value*));
     if (new_items == NULL) {
         return JSONFailure;
     }