diff --git a/src/vcl/vcl_private.c b/src/vcl/vcl_private.c
index f041a86..3cb76c6 100644
--- a/src/vcl/vcl_private.c
+++ b/src/vcl/vcl_private.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
   int rv;
 
   memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
-  a->segment_name = (char *) name;
+  a->segment_name = name;
   a->segment_type = type;
 
   if (type == SSVM_SEGMENT_MEMFD)