diff --git a/src/revwalk.c b/src/revwalk.c
index e0b6cbe1d..f7a56ccf5 100644
--- a/src/revwalk.c
+++ b/src/revwalk.c
@@ -115,9 +115,8 @@ static int commit_time_cmp(void *a, void *b)
 static uint32_t object_table_hash(const void *key, int hash_id)
 {
 	uint32_t r;
-	git_oid *id;
+	const git_oid *id = key;
 
-	id = (git_oid *)key;
 	memcpy(&r, id->id + (hash_id * sizeof(uint32_t)), sizeof(r));
 	return r;
 }