diff --git a/crypto/evp/evp_pbe.c b/crypto/evp/evp_pbe.c
index cac4f941d..ee4f21fb9 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/evp_pbe.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/evp_pbe.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int EVP_PBE_CipherInit (ASN1_OBJECT *pbe_obj, const char *pass, int passlen,
 		ERR_add_error_data(2, "TYPE=", obj_tmp);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (passlen == -1) passlen = strlen((char *)pass);
+	if (passlen == -1) passlen = strlen(pass);
 	pbetmp = (EVP_PBE_CTL *)sk_value (pbe_algs, i);
 	i = (*pbetmp->keygen)(pass, passlen, salt, saltlen, iter,
 					 pbetmp->cipher, pbetmp->md, key, iv);