diff --git a/src/gen.c b/src/gen.c
index 2883660..04c4774 100644
--- a/src/gen.c
+++ b/src/gen.c
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ static int do_skeleton(int argc, char **argv)
 	codegen("\
 		\n\
 									    \n\
-			s->data = (void *)%2$s__elf_bytes(&s->data_sz);	    \n\
+			s->data = %2$s__elf_bytes(&s->data_sz);		    \n\
 									    \n\
 			obj->skeleton = s;				    \n\
 			return 0;					    \n\