--- libeog/eog-metadata-reader.c
+++ libeog/eog-metadata-reader.c
@@ -257,13 +257,13 @@
 
 			if (i + priv->size < len) {
 				/* read data in one block */
-				memcpy ((guchar*) (priv->icc_chunk) + priv->bytes_read, &buf[i], priv->size); 
+				memcpy ((void*) (priv->icc_chunk + priv->bytes_read), (void*)&buf[i], priv->size);
 				priv->state = EMR_READ;
 				i = i + priv->size - 1; /* the for-loop consumes the other byte */
 			}
 			else {
 				int chunk_len = len - i;
-				memcpy ((guchar*) (priv->icc_chunk) + priv->bytes_read, &buf[i], chunk_len);
+				memcpy ((void*)(priv->icc_chunk + priv->bytes_read), (void*)&buf[i], chunk_len);
 				priv->bytes_read += chunk_len; /* bytes already read */
 				priv->size = (i + priv->size) - len; /* remaining data to read */
 				i = len - 1;
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@
 
 			if (i + priv->size < len) {
                                 /* read data in one block */
-				memcpy ((guchar*) (priv->iptc_chunk) + priv->bytes_read, &buf[i], priv->size); 
+				memcpy ((void*)(priv->iptc_chunk + priv->bytes_read), (void*)&buf[i], priv->size);
 				priv->state = EMR_READ;
 			}
 			else {
 				int chunk_len = len - i;
-				memcpy ((guchar*) (priv->iptc_chunk) + priv->bytes_read, &buf[i], chunk_len);
+				memcpy ((void*)(priv->iptc_chunk + priv->bytes_read), (void*)&buf[i], chunk_len);
 				priv->bytes_read += chunk_len; /* bytes already read */
 				priv->size = (i + priv->size) - len; /* remaining data to read */
 				i = len - 1;
--- shell/recent-files/egg-recent-view-gtk.c
+++ shell/recent-files/egg-recent-view-gtk.c
@@ -822,13 +822,13 @@
 
 	if (view->menu != NULL)
 		g_object_remove_weak_pointer (G_OBJECT (view->menu),
-					      (gpointer *) &view->menu);
+					      &view->menu);
 	
 	view->menu = menu;
 
 	if (view->menu != NULL)
 		g_object_add_weak_pointer (G_OBJECT (view->menu),
-					   (gpointer *) &view->menu);
+					   &view->menu);
 }
 
 /**