diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 9b2193bba1..fed5982e60 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-01-30  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* dwarf2read.c (read_namespace_type): Remove cast.
+	(read_typedef): Likewise.
+
 2013-01-29  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
 	* dwarf2read.c (free_dwo_file): Remove assert.
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2read.c b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
index 23e2dffdda..5dfe718124 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
@@ -12070,7 +12070,7 @@ read_namespace_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
   /* Create the type.  */
   type = init_type (TYPE_CODE_NAMESPACE, 0, 0, NULL,
 		    objfile);
-  TYPE_NAME (type) = (char *) name;
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = name;
   TYPE_TAG_NAME (type) = TYPE_NAME (type);
 
   return set_die_type (die, type, cu);
@@ -12594,7 +12594,7 @@ read_typedef (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
   name = dwarf2_full_name (NULL, die, cu);
   this_type = init_type (TYPE_CODE_TYPEDEF, 0,
 			 TYPE_FLAG_TARGET_STUB, NULL, objfile);
-  TYPE_NAME (this_type) = (char *) name;
+  TYPE_NAME (this_type) = name;
   set_die_type (die, this_type, cu);
   target_type = die_type (die, cu);
   if (target_type != this_type)