diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 508b8e30903..58ce71f5f56 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2007-11-28  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
+	* buffer.c (Fget_buffer_create, Fmake_indirect_buffer):
+	Don't cast redundantly.
+
 	* keyboard.c (KEY_TO_CHAR): New macro.
 	(parse_modifiers, apply_modifiers): Accept integer arguments.
 	(read_key_sequence): Use them to unify the "shift->unshift" mapping
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 675992db316..ad76c185c5e 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ The value is never nil.  */)
   if (SCHARS (name) == 0)
     error ("Empty string for buffer name is not allowed");
 
-  b = (struct buffer *) allocate_buffer ();
+  b = allocate_buffer ();
 
   /* An ordinary buffer uses its own struct buffer_text.  */
   b->text = &b->own_text;
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ CLONE nil means the indirect buffer's state is reset to default values.  */)
   if (SCHARS (name) == 0)
     error ("Empty string for buffer name is not allowed");
 
-  b = (struct buffer *) allocate_buffer ();
+  b = allocate_buffer ();
 
   b->base_buffer = (XBUFFER (base_buffer)->base_buffer
 		    ? XBUFFER (base_buffer)->base_buffer