diff --git a/dlls/msvcp60/ios.c b/dlls/msvcp60/ios.c
index 8a5813e0464..518c8dab350 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcp60/ios.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcp60/ios.c
@@ -8101,7 +8101,7 @@ basic_istream_char* __thiscall basic_istream_char_ignore(basic_istream_char *thi
                 break;
             }
 
-            if(ch==(unsigned char)delim)
+            if(ch==delim)
                 break;
 
             this->count++;
diff --git a/dlls/msvcp90/ios.c b/dlls/msvcp90/ios.c
index 6a82db6114a..e71d30f0325 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcp90/ios.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcp90/ios.c
@@ -8583,7 +8583,7 @@ basic_istream_char* __thiscall basic_istream_char_ignore(basic_istream_char *thi
                 break;
             }
 
-            if(ch==(unsigned char)delim)
+            if(ch==delim)
                 break;
 
             this->count++;