diff --git a/src/update/client.c b/src/update/client.c
index a5f00247c3..5bf827bdc3 100644
--- a/src/update/client.c
+++ b/src/update/client.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ update_ReceiveFile(int fd, struct rx_call *call, struct stat *status)
 #else
     blockSize = status->st_blksize;
 #endif
-    buffer = (char *)malloc(blockSize);
+    buffer = malloc(blockSize);
     if (!buffer) {
 	printf("malloc failed\n");
 	return UPDATE_ERROR;
diff --git a/src/update/server.c b/src/update/server.c
index e91a4706cd..37d79b9b77 100644
--- a/src/update/server.c
+++ b/src/update/server.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ update_SendFile(int fd, struct rx_call *call, struct stat *status)
     blockSize = status->st_blksize;
 #endif
     length = status->st_size;
-    buffer = (char *)malloc(blockSize);
+    buffer = malloc(blockSize);
     if (!buffer) {
 	printf("malloc failed\n");
 	return UPDATE_ERROR;
diff --git a/src/update/utils.c b/src/update/utils.c
index ef2712f0f6..1d5dc6a072 100644
--- a/src/update/utils.c
+++ b/src/update/utils.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int
 AddToList(struct filestr **ah, char *aname)
 {
     struct filestr *tf;
-    tf = (struct filestr *)malloc(sizeof(struct filestr));
+    tf = malloc(sizeof(struct filestr));
     tf->next = *ah;
     *ah = tf;
     tf->name = strdup(aname);