diff --git a/src/core/ngx_cycle.c b/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
index aee7a58fc..675a50614 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
@@ -1124,9 +1124,7 @@ ngx_reopen_files(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_uid_t user)
         if (user != (ngx_uid_t) NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT) {
             ngx_file_info_t  fi;
 
-            if (ngx_file_info((const char *) file[i].name.data, &fi)
-                == NGX_FILE_ERROR)
-            {
+            if (ngx_file_info(file[i].name.data, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
                 ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
                               ngx_file_info_n " \"%s\" failed",
                               file[i].name.data);
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_file.c b/src/core/ngx_file.c
index b7dd4bca3..3a94089de 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_file.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_file.c
@@ -622,9 +622,7 @@ ngx_create_paths(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_uid_t user)
         {
         ngx_file_info_t   fi;
 
-        if (ngx_file_info((const char *) path[i]->name.data, &fi)
-            == NGX_FILE_ERROR)
-        {
+        if (ngx_file_info(path[i]->name.data, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
                           ngx_file_info_n " \"%s\" failed", path[i]->name.data);
             return NGX_ERROR;