diff --git a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
index be942f9fafd3..08941ebc5be9 100644
--- a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
@@ -1414,19 +1414,15 @@ int
 freebsd32_recvmsg(struct thread *td, struct freebsd32_recvmsg_args *uap)
 {
 	struct msghdr msg;
-	struct msghdr32 m32;
 	struct iovec *uiov, *iov;
 	struct mbuf *control = NULL;
 	struct mbuf **controlp;
-
 	int error;
-	error = copyin(uap->msg, &m32, sizeof(m32));
-	if (error)
-		return (error);
+
 	error = freebsd32_copyinmsghdr(uap->msg, &msg);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
-	error = freebsd32_copyiniov(PTRIN(m32.msg_iov), m32.msg_iovlen, &iov,
+	error = freebsd32_copyiniov((void *)msg.msg_iov, msg.msg_iovlen, &iov,
 	    EMSGSIZE);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
@@ -1559,19 +1555,15 @@ int
 freebsd32_sendmsg(struct thread *td, struct freebsd32_sendmsg_args *uap)
 {
 	struct msghdr msg;
-	struct msghdr32 m32;
 	struct iovec *iov;
 	struct mbuf *control = NULL;
 	struct sockaddr *to = NULL;
 	int error;
 
-	error = copyin(uap->msg, &m32, sizeof(m32));
-	if (error)
-		return (error);
 	error = freebsd32_copyinmsghdr(uap->msg, &msg);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
-	error = freebsd32_copyiniov(PTRIN(m32.msg_iov), m32.msg_iovlen, &iov,
+	error = freebsd32_copyiniov((void *)msg.msg_iov, msg.msg_iovlen, &iov,
 	    EMSGSIZE);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);