diff --git a/coders/svg.c b/coders/svg.c
index fe94f24..4d1893a 100644
--- a/coders/svg.c
+++ b/coders/svg.c
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
           break;
       }
     }
-  if (strchr(name,':') != (char *) NULL)
+  if (strchr((char *) name,':') != (char *) NULL)
     {
       /*
         Skip over namespace.
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@
   (void) LogMagickEvent(CoderEvent,GetMagickModule(),
     "  SAX.endElement(%s)",name);
   svg_info=(SVGInfo *) context;
-  if (strchr(name,':') != (char *) NULL)
+  if (strchr((char *) name,':') != (char *) NULL)
     {
       /*
         Skip over namespace.