diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
index 4ab77028e42..11ede057ffe 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void print_glsl_info_log(WineD3D_GL_Info *gl_info, GLhandleARB obj) {
      * that if there are errors. */
     if (infologLength > 1)
     {
-        infoLog = (char *)HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, infologLength);
+        infoLog = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, infologLength);
         GL_EXTCALL(glGetInfoLogARB(obj, infologLength, NULL, infoLog));
         FIXME("Error received from GLSL shader #%u: %s\n", obj, debugstr_a(infoLog));
         HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, infoLog);
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
index c8e961a7eb6..027f8f1723e 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ static BOOL palette9_changed(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This) {
             return FALSE;
         }
     } else {
-        This->palette9 = (PALETTEENTRY *) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, sizeof(PALETTEENTRY) * 256);
+        This->palette9 = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, sizeof(PALETTEENTRY) * 256);
     }
     memcpy(This->palette9, &device->palettes[device->currentPalette], sizeof(PALETTEENTRY) * 256);
     return TRUE;