diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpc/cmds.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpc/cmds.c
index bc470466e801..b4a48ee53db7 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpc/cmds.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpc/cmds.c
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ sortq(const void *a, const void *b)
 	const char *fname_a, *fname_b, *jnum_a, *jnum_b;
 	int cat_a, cat_b, ch, res, seq_a, seq_b;
 
-	fname_a = (*(const struct dirent **)a)->d_name;
-	fname_b = (*(const struct dirent **)b)->d_name;
+	fname_a = (*(const struct dirent * const *)a)->d_name;
+	fname_b = (*(const struct dirent * const *)b)->d_name;
 
 	/*
 	 * First separate filenames into cagatories.  Catagories are
diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/pac/pac.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/pac/pac.c
index f245fc3a62b7..c948f24e1bfb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/pac/pac.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/pac/pac.c
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ qucmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 	register const struct hent *h1, *h2;
 	register int r;
 
-	h1 = *(const struct hent **)a;
-	h2 = *(const struct hent **)b;
+	h1 = *(const struct hent * const *)a;
+	h2 = *(const struct hent * const *)b;
 	if (sort)
 		r = h1->h_feetpages < h2->h_feetpages ?
 		    -1 : h1->h_feetpages > h2->h_feetpages;