diff --git a/dlls/sti/tests/sti.c b/dlls/sti/tests/sti.c
index fa4db8cf1ac..bd8b7b6b171 100644
--- a/dlls/sti/tests/sti.c
+++ b/dlls/sti/tests/sti.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void test_version_flag_versus_aw(void)
             if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
             {
                 ok(pUnknown == (IUnknown*)pStiW, "created interface was not IID_IStillImageW\n");
-                IUnknown_Release((IUnknown*)pUnknown);
+                IUnknown_Release(pUnknown);
             }
             IUnknown_Release((IUnknown*)pStiW);
         }