diff --git a/src/field_impl.h b/src/field_impl.h
index 2a0fba20a2e6c..7f18ebdc94e07 100644
--- a/src/field_impl.h
+++ b/src/field_impl.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ SECP256K1_INLINE static int secp256k1_fe_equal_var(const secp256k1_fe *a, const
     return secp256k1_fe_normalizes_to_zero_var(&na);
 }
 
-static int secp256k1_fe_sqrt(secp256k1_fe *r, const secp256k1_fe *a) {
+static int secp256k1_fe_sqrt(secp256k1_fe * SECP256K1_RESTRICT r, const secp256k1_fe * SECP256K1_RESTRICT a) {
     /** Given that p is congruent to 3 mod 4, we can compute the square root of
      *  a mod p as the (p+1)/4'th power of a.
      *