diff --git a/src/writers/graphics_320x200x256.rs b/src/writers/graphics_320x200x256.rs
index 1a2815e..998514d 100644
--- a/src/writers/graphics_320x200x256.rs
+++ b/src/writers/graphics_320x200x256.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Screen for Graphics320x200x256 {
 impl GraphicsWriter<u8> for Graphics320x200x256 {
     fn clear_screen(&self, color: u8) {
         unsafe {
-            self.get_frame_buffer().write_bytes(color, Self::SIZE);
+            self.get_frame_buffer::<u8>().write_bytes(color, Self::SIZE);
         }
     }
     fn draw_line(&self, start: Point<isize>, end: Point<isize>, color: u8) {
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ impl GraphicsWriter<u8> for Graphics320x200x256 {
     fn set_pixel(&self, x: usize, y: usize, color: u8) {
         let offset = (y * WIDTH) + x;
         unsafe {
-            self.get_frame_buffer().add(offset).write_volatile(color);
+            self.get_frame_buffer::<u8>()
+                .add(offset)
+                .write_volatile(color);
         }
     }
     fn draw_character(&self, x: usize, y: usize, character: char, color: u8) {
@@ -82,6 +84,9 @@ impl GraphicsWriter<u8> for Graphics320x200x256 {
         // so explicitly set it.
         vga.color_palette_registers.load_palette(&DEFAULT_PALETTE);
     }
+    fn get_frame_buffer<T>(&self) -> *mut T {
+        u32::from(VGA.lock().get_frame_buffer()) as *mut T
+    }
 }
 
 impl Graphics320x200x256 {
diff --git a/src/writers/graphics_320x240x256.rs b/src/writers/graphics_320x240x256.rs
index 2d8b580..44352fe 100644
--- a/src/writers/graphics_320x240x256.rs
+++ b/src/writers/graphics_320x240x256.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Screen for Graphics320x240x256 {
 
 impl GraphicsWriter<u8> for Graphics320x240x256 {
     fn clear_screen(&self, color: u8) {
-        let frame_buffer = self.get_frame_buffer();
+        let frame_buffer = self.get_frame_buffer::<u8>();
         VGA.lock()
             .sequencer_registers
             .set_plane_mask(PlaneMask::ALL_PLANES);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl GraphicsWriter<u8> for Graphics320x240x256 {
         }
     }
     fn set_pixel(&self, x: usize, y: usize, color: u8) {
-        let frame_buffer = self.get_frame_buffer();
+        let frame_buffer = self.get_frame_buffer::<u8>();
         unsafe {
             let offset = (WIDTH * y + x) / 4;
             let plane_mask = 0x1 << (x & 3);
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ impl GraphicsWriter<u8> for Graphics320x240x256 {
         // so explicitly set it.
         vga.color_palette_registers.load_palette(&DEFAULT_PALETTE);
     }
+    fn get_frame_buffer<T>(&self) -> *mut T {
+        u32::from(VGA.lock().get_frame_buffer()) as *mut T
+    }
 }
 
 impl Graphics320x240x256 {
diff --git a/src/writers/graphics_640x480x16.rs b/src/writers/graphics_640x480x16.rs
index 80a015f..24eb23d 100644
--- a/src/writers/graphics_640x480x16.rs
+++ b/src/writers/graphics_640x480x16.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl GraphicsWriter<Color16> for Graphics640x480x16 {
     fn clear_screen(&self, color: Color16) {
         self.set_write_mode_2();
         unsafe {
-            self.get_frame_buffer()
+            self.get_frame_buffer::<u8>()
                 .write_bytes(u8::from(color), Self::SIZE);
         }
     }
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ impl GraphicsWriter<Color16> for Graphics640x480x16 {
         // so explicitly set it.
         vga.color_palette_registers.load_palette(&DEFAULT_PALETTE);
     }
+    fn get_frame_buffer<T>(&self) -> *mut T {
+        u32::from(VGA.lock().get_frame_buffer()) as *mut T
+    }
 }
 
 impl Graphics640x480x16 {
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ impl Graphics640x480x16 {
 
     #[inline]
     fn _set_pixel(self, x: usize, y: usize, color: Color16) {
-        let frame_buffer = self.get_frame_buffer();
+        let frame_buffer = self.get_frame_buffer::<u8>();
         let offset = x / 8 + y * WIDTH_IN_BYTES;
         let pixel_mask = 0x80 >> (x & 0x07);
         VGA.lock()
diff --git a/src/writers/mod.rs b/src/writers/mod.rs
index 1ace5cf..a613946 100644
--- a/src/writers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/writers/mod.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,5 @@ pub trait GraphicsWriter<Color> {
     /// Sets the graphics device to a `VideoMode`.
     fn set_mode(&self);
     /// Returns the frame buffer for this vga mode.
-    fn get_frame_buffer(&self) -> *mut u8 {
-        u32::from(VGA.lock().get_frame_buffer()) as *mut u8
-    }
+    fn get_frame_buffer<T>(&self) -> *mut T;
 }