diff --git a/src/cid/cidload.c b/src/cid/cidload.c
index 26daa5da7..a7da8ea39 100644
--- a/src/cid/cidload.c
+++ b/src/cid/cidload.c
@@ -155,23 +155,24 @@
 
 
   FT_CALLBACK_DEF( void )
-  cid_parse_font_matrix( CID_Face     face,
-                         CID_Parser*  parser )
+  cid_parse_font_matrix( FT_Face  face,     /* CID_Face */
+                         void*    parser_ )
   {
+    CID_Face      cidface = (CID_Face)face;
+    CID_Parser*   parser  = (CID_Parser*)parser_;
     CID_FaceDict  dict;
-    FT_Face       root = (FT_Face)&face->root;
     FT_Fixed      temp[6];
     FT_Fixed      temp_scale;
 
 
-    if ( parser->num_dict < face->cid.num_dicts )
+    if ( parser->num_dict < cidface->cid.num_dicts )
     {
       FT_Matrix*  matrix;
       FT_Vector*  offset;
       FT_Int      result;
 
 
-      dict   = face->cid.font_dicts + parser->num_dict;
+      dict   = cidface->cid.font_dicts + parser->num_dict;
       matrix = &dict->font_matrix;
       offset = &dict->font_offset;
 
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@
       if ( temp_scale != 0x10000L )
       {
         /* set units per EM based on FontMatrix values */
-        root->units_per_EM = (FT_UShort)FT_DivFix( 1000, temp_scale );
+        face->units_per_EM = (FT_UShort)FT_DivFix( 1000, temp_scale );
 
         temp[0] = FT_DivFix( temp[0], temp_scale );
         temp[1] = FT_DivFix( temp[1], temp_scale );
@@ -237,13 +238,15 @@
 
 
   FT_CALLBACK_DEF( void )
-  parse_fd_array( CID_Face     face,
-                  CID_Parser*  parser )
+  parse_fd_array( FT_Face  face,     /* CID_Face */
+                  void*    parser_ )
   {
-    CID_FaceInfo  cid    = &face->cid;
-    FT_Memory     memory = face->root.memory;
-    FT_Stream     stream = parser->stream;
-    FT_Error      error  = FT_Err_Ok;
+    CID_Face      cidface = (CID_Face)face;
+    CID_Parser*   parser  = (CID_Parser*)parser_;
+    CID_FaceInfo  cid     = &cidface->cid;
+    FT_Memory     memory  = FT_FACE_MEMORY( face );
+    FT_Stream     stream  = parser->stream;
+    FT_Error      error   = FT_Err_Ok;
     FT_Long       num_dicts, max_dicts;
 
 
@@ -313,18 +316,20 @@
 
   /* By mistake, `expansion_factor' appears both in PS_PrivateRec */
   /* and CID_FaceDictRec (both are public header files and can't  */
-  /* changed).  We simply copy the value.                         */
+  /* be thus changed).  We simply copy the value.                 */
 
   FT_CALLBACK_DEF( void )
-  parse_expansion_factor( CID_Face     face,
-                          CID_Parser*  parser )
+  parse_expansion_factor( FT_Face  face,    /* CID_Face */
+                          void*    parser_ )
   {
+    CID_Face      cidface = (CID_Face)face;
+    CID_Parser*   parser  = (CID_Parser*)parser_;
     CID_FaceDict  dict;
 
 
-    if ( parser->num_dict < face->cid.num_dicts )
+    if ( parser->num_dict < cidface->cid.num_dicts )
     {
-      dict = face->cid.font_dicts + parser->num_dict;
+      dict = cidface->cid.font_dicts + parser->num_dict;
 
       dict->expansion_factor              = cid_parser_to_fixed( parser, 0 );
       dict->private_dict.expansion_factor = dict->expansion_factor;
@@ -341,11 +346,15 @@
   /* to catch it for producing better trace output.                */
 
   FT_CALLBACK_DEF( void )
-  parse_font_name( CID_Face     face,
-                   CID_Parser*  parser )
+  parse_font_name( FT_Face  face,     /* CID_Face */
+                   void*    parser_ )
   {
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
-    if ( parser->num_dict < face->cid.num_dicts )
+    CID_Face      cidface = (CID_Face)face;
+    CID_Parser*   parser  = (CID_Parser*)parser_;
+
+
+    if ( parser->num_dict < cidface->cid.num_dicts )
     {
       T1_TokenRec  token;
       FT_UInt      len;
@@ -361,7 +370,7 @@
     }
 #else
     FT_UNUSED( face );
-    FT_UNUSED( parser );
+    FT_UNUSED( parser_ );
 #endif
 
     return;