diff --git a/console-tools/loadfont.c b/console-tools/loadfont.c
index 8caeb3c4c..c6a3a4cd8 100644
--- a/console-tools/loadfont.c
+++ b/console-tools/loadfont.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int loadfont_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	 * just read the entire file.
 	 */
 	len = 32*1024; // can't be larger
-	psfhdr = (struct psf_header *) xmalloc_read(STDIN_FILENO, &len);
+	psfhdr = xmalloc_read(STDIN_FILENO, &len);
 	// xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(filename, &len);
 	if (!psfhdr)
 		bb_perror_msg_and_die("error reading input font");
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int setfont_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	}
 	// load font
 	len = 32*1024; // can't be larger
-	psfhdr = (struct psf_header *) xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(*argv, &len);
+	psfhdr = xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(*argv, &len);
 	if (!psfhdr)
 		bb_simple_perror_msg_and_die(*argv);
 	do_load(fd, psfhdr, len);
diff --git a/modutils/depmod.c b/modutils/depmod.c
index 5b9e9e864..a4474d5e4 100644
--- a/modutils/depmod.c
+++ b/modutils/depmod.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int FAST_FUNC parse_module(const char *fname, struct stat *sb,
 	if (strrstr(fname, ".ko") == NULL)
 		return TRUE;
 
-	image = (char *) xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(fname, &len);
+	image = xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(fname, &len);
 	info = xzalloc(sizeof(module_info));
 
 	info->next = *first;
diff --git a/modutils/modutils.c b/modutils/modutils.c
index 10b49c901..0d7d72d8b 100644
--- a/modutils/modutils.c
+++ b/modutils/modutils.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int FAST_FUNC bb_init_module(const char *filename, const char *options)
 #endif
 
 	/* Use the 2.6 way */
-	image = (char *) xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(filename, &len);
+	image = xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(filename, &len);
 	if (image) {
 		if (init_module(image, len, options) != 0)
 			rc = errno;