diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
index 685136818..1dd8ba5b3 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
@@ -1061,15 +1061,13 @@ winMultiWindowXMsgProc(void *pArg)
                 (pProcArg->pDisplay, pProcArg->dwScreen, TRUE)) {
                 if (!g_fAnotherWMRunning) {
                     g_fAnotherWMRunning = TRUE;
-                    SendMessage(*(HWND *) pProcArg->hwndScreen, WM_UNMANAGE, 0,
-                                0);
+                    SendMessage(pProcArg->hwndScreen, WM_UNMANAGE, 0, 0);
                 }
             }
             else {
                 if (g_fAnotherWMRunning) {
                     g_fAnotherWMRunning = FALSE;
-                    SendMessage(*(HWND *) pProcArg->hwndScreen, WM_MANAGE, 0,
-                                0);
+                    SendMessage(pProcArg->hwndScreen, WM_MANAGE, 0, 0);
                 }
             }
             Sleep(500);
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwndproc.c b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwndproc.c
index a888f08ef..abb87ee4b 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwndproc.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwndproc.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ winTopLevelWindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
         }
         /* Prevent the mouse wheel from stalling when another window is minimized */
         if (HIWORD(wParam) == 0 && LOWORD(wParam) == WA_ACTIVE &&
-            (HWND) lParam != NULL && (HWND) lParam != (HWND) GetParent(hwnd))
+            (HWND) lParam != NULL && (HWND) lParam != GetParent(hwnd))
             SetFocus(hwnd);
         return 0;