diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
index b453ff3d3f5e..1c310967a4c3 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ namei(struct nameidata *ndp)
 	if ((cnp->cn_flags & HASBUF) == 0)
 		cnp->cn_pnbuf = uma_zalloc(namei_zone, M_WAITOK);
 	if (ndp->ni_segflg == UIO_SYSSPACE)
-		error = copystr(ndp->ni_dirp, cnp->cn_pnbuf,
-			    MAXPATHLEN, (size_t *)&ndp->ni_pathlen);
+		error = copystr(ndp->ni_dirp, cnp->cn_pnbuf, MAXPATHLEN,
+		    &ndp->ni_pathlen);
 	else
-		error = copyinstr(ndp->ni_dirp, cnp->cn_pnbuf,
-			    MAXPATHLEN, (size_t *)&ndp->ni_pathlen);
+		error = copyinstr(ndp->ni_dirp, cnp->cn_pnbuf, MAXPATHLEN,
+		    &ndp->ni_pathlen);
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't allow empty pathnames.