diff --git a/exec/coroipcs.c b/exec/coroipcs.c
index 4be798f3..ddf3d4fe 100644
--- a/exec/coroipcs.c
+++ b/exec/coroipcs.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static int shared_mem_dispatch_bytes_left (struct conn_info *conn_info)
 static int memcpy_dwrap (struct conn_info *conn_info, void *msg, int len)
 {
 	char *dest_char = (char *)conn_info->mem->dispatch_buffer;
-	char *src_char = (char *)msg;
+	char *src_char = msg;
 	unsigned int first_write;
 	unsigned int second_write;
 
diff --git a/lib/coroipcc.c b/lib/coroipcc.c
index 00ca5dd5..c7ac176c 100644
--- a/lib/coroipcc.c
+++ b/lib/coroipcc.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ coroipcc_send (
 	int result;
 	struct msghdr msg_send;
 	struct iovec iov_send;
-	char *rbuf = (char *)msg;
+	char *rbuf = msg;
 	int processed = 0;
 
 	msg_send.msg_iov = &iov_send;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ coroipcc_recv (
 	int result;
 	struct msghdr msg_recv;
 	struct iovec iov_recv;
-	char *rbuf = (char *)msg;
+	char *rbuf = msg;
 	int processed = 0;
 
 	msg_recv.msg_iov = &iov_recv;