diff --git a/src/edit.c b/src/edit.c
index 5fde388..9017fd0 100644
--- a/src/edit.c
+++ b/src/edit.c
@@ -4194,8 +4194,8 @@
 			ins_buf->b_fname == NULL
 			    ? buf_spname(ins_buf)
 			    : ins_buf->b_sfname == NULL
-				? (char *)ins_buf->b_fname
-				: (char *)ins_buf->b_sfname);
+				? ins_buf->b_fname
+				: ins_buf->b_sfname);
 		(void)msg_trunc_attr(IObuff, TRUE, hl_attr(HLF_R));
 	    }
 	    else if (*e_cpt == NUL)