1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/networking/ping.c b/networking/ping.c
index d8a70334d..91708d282 100644
--- a/networking/ping.c
+++ b/networking/ping.c
@@ -343,8 +343,7 @@ static void ping(const char *host)
 
         /* set recv buf for broadcast pings */
         sockopt = 48 * 1024; /* explain why 48k? */
-        setsockopt(pingsock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (char *) &sockopt,
-                           sizeof(sockopt));
+        setsockopt(pingsock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &sockopt, sizeof(sockopt));
 
         printf("PING %s (%s)",
                         hostent->h_name,