diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 77c232a..702d6bc 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
     .dependencies = .{
         .statspatch = .{
-            .url = "git+https://git.mzte.de/LordMZTE/statspatch.git#9f6c8648e9901646b440b525201b77dbabc04bba",
-            .hash = "122093d8dbfbd8f5e28734da73d9e5be1d6b2d41cf234e07daf2dfd7abf7ba65d976",
+            .url = "git+https://git.mzte.de/lordmzte/statspatch.git#c9143e5e9cfcdad99a49748ce6df5ac5c31e51cd",
+            .hash = "1220d5aad80984589108230b8e16b8e823c16acbb123fce3c1e7c2e5be442b7366be",
         },
     },
 }
diff --git a/src/backevent.zig b/src/backevent.zig
index f78a3c0..d99ed44 100644
--- a/src/backevent.zig
+++ b/src/backevent.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn Prototype(comptime Self: type) type {
         /// Called if the Backevent made it's way up the widget tree without being intercepted.
         /// The root widget will be passed.
         pub fn unhandled(self: Self, root: *Widget) !void {
-            try (statspatch.implcallOptional(
+            try @as(anyerror!void, statspatch.implcallOptional(
                 self,
                 .self,
                 "unhandled",
diff --git a/src/painter.zig b/src/painter.zig
index 604aba8..422f72c 100644
--- a/src/painter.zig
+++ b/src/painter.zig
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn Prototype(comptime Self: type) type {
                 "strokeRect",
                 anyerror!void,
                 .{ self, rectangle, line_width, stroke_color, fill_color },
-            )) |ret| try ret else {
+            )) |ret| try @as(anyerror!void, ret) else {
                 // TODO: draw as 2 rects if fill_color is set
                 const ud_size = Size{
                     .width = rectangle.size.width,
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fn Prototype(comptime Self: type) type {
                 "chunk",
                 anyerror!void,
                 .{ self, pos, text_chunk },
-            )) |ret| try ret else {
+            )) |ret| try @as(anyerror!void, ret) else {
                 for (text_chunk.spans.items) |ss| {
                     try self.span(pos.add(ss.position), ss.span);
                 }
diff --git a/src/platform.zig b/src/platform.zig
index 1c10cd7..a6215f8 100644
--- a/src/platform.zig
+++ b/src/platform.zig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn Prototype(comptime Self: type) type {
         /// Called when a widget subtree is unlinked on this platform.
         /// Do not call this directly, instead call Widget.unlink.
         pub fn onSubtreeUnlink(self: *Self, widget: *Widget) !void {
-            try (statspatch.implcallOptional(
+            try @as(anyerror!void, statspatch.implcallOptional(
                 self,
                 .ptr,
                 "onSubtreeUnlink",
diff --git a/src/widget.zig b/src/widget.zig
index 350dec3..9485601 100644
--- a/src/widget.zig
+++ b/src/widget.zig
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn Prototype(comptime Self: type) type {
 
             // Possibly call an initialize function. The widget can do any necessary
             // initialization of it's data here.
-            _ = try (statspatch.implcallOptional(self, .ptr, "initialize", anyerror!void, .{self}) orelse {});
+            _ = try @as(anyerror!void, statspatch.implcallOptional(self, .ptr, "initialize", anyerror!void, .{self}) orelse {});
             return self;
         }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn Prototype(comptime Self: type) type {
         }
 
         pub fn backevent(self: *Self, ev: Backevent) !void {
-            try (statspatch.implcallOptional(
+            try @as(anyerror!void, statspatch.implcallOptional(
                 self,
                 .ptr,
                 "backevent",
@@ -169,7 +169,13 @@ fn Prototype(comptime Self: type) type {
         /// It is safe to deinitialize the subtree after it has been unlinked.
         pub fn unlink(self: *Self) !void {
             zenolith.log.debug("child {s}@{x} unlinked", .{ @tagName(self.u), @intFromPtr(self) });
-            try (statspatch.implcallOptional(self, .ptr, "unlink", anyerror!void, .{self}) orelse {});
+            try @as(anyerror!void, statspatch.implcallOptional(
+                self,
+                .ptr,
+                "unlink",
+                anyerror!void,
+                .{self},
+            ) orelse {});
 
             self.data.parent = null;
             if (self.data.platform) |p| try p.onSubtreeUnlink(self);