diff --git a/bfd/format.c b/bfd/format.c
index fc7945ad06..c7d994e5ce 100644
--- a/bfd/format.c
+++ b/bfd/format.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ bfd_check_format_matches (abfd, format, matching)
   if (matching)
     {
       *matching = matching_vector =
-	bfd_xmalloc_by_size_t (sizeof (char *) *
-			       (_bfd_target_vector_entries + 1));
+	(char **) bfd_xmalloc_by_size_t (sizeof (char *) *
+					 (_bfd_target_vector_entries + 1));
       matching_vector[0] = NULL;
     }
   right_targ = 0;
diff --git a/bfd/opncls.c b/bfd/opncls.c
index 729a45ce7b..5c958c853d 100644
--- a/bfd/opncls.c
+++ b/bfd/opncls.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ FILE *bfd_open_file PARAMS ((bfd *));
 /* Return a new BFD.  All BFD's are allocated through this routine.  */
 
 bfd *
-_bfd_new_bfd (void)
+_bfd_new_bfd ()
 {
   bfd *nbfd;