diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 9ff409f638..82db3834c6 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Sat Oct 16 20:47:30 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 
+	* corelow.c (add_to_thread_list): Need a cast to go from PTR to
+	asection *.
+
 	* infrun.c: Add comment about signals.
 
 	* fork-child.c (fork_inferior): Remove CREATE_INFERIOR_HOOK again.
diff --git a/gdb/corelow.c b/gdb/corelow.c
index 407940c961..1cebc48985 100644
--- a/gdb/corelow.c
+++ b/gdb/corelow.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ add_to_thread_list (abfd, asect, reg_sect_arg)
      PTR reg_sect_arg;
 {
   int thread_id;
-  asection *reg_sect = reg_sect_arg;
+  asection *reg_sect = (asection *) reg_sect_arg;
 
   if (strncmp (bfd_section_name (abfd, asect), ".reg/", 5) != 0)
     return;