diff --git a/verbosity.c b/verbosity.c
index 368067fa96..2fb735e6bf 100644
--- a/verbosity.c
+++ b/verbosity.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void retro_main_log_file_init(const char *path)
    log_file_initialized = true;
    
    /* TODO: this is only useful for a few platforms, find which and add ifdef */
-   log_file_buf = (char*)calloc(1, 0x4000);
+   log_file_buf = calloc(1, 0x4000);
    setvbuf(log_file_fp, log_file_buf, _IOFBF, 0x4000);
 }