diff --git a/libs/libc/src/string.cpp b/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
index 39f1d352..44184d4f 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ extern "C"
         size_t dest_len = strlen(dest);
         size_t i;
 
-        for (i = 0; *(src + i); i++) *(char*)(dest + dest_len + i) = *(const char*)(src + i);
+        for (i = 0; *(src + i); i++) *(dest + dest_len + i) = *(src + i);
 
-        *(char*)(dest + dest_len + i) = '\0';
+        *(dest + dest_len + i) = '\0';
 
         return dest;
     }
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ extern "C"
         size_t dest_len = strlen(dest);
         size_t i;
 
-        for (i = 0; i < max && *(src + i); i++) *(char*)(dest + dest_len + i) = *(const char*)(src + i);
+        for (i = 0; i < max && *(src + i); i++) *(dest + dest_len + i) = *(src + i);
 
-        *(char*)(dest + dest_len + i) = '\0';
+        *(dest + dest_len + i) = '\0';
 
         return dest;
     }