diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index c24d76cfe..2dfa2d0cb 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-09-16  Antony King  <antony.king@st.com>
+
+	* libc/stdio64/freopen64.c: Remove casting of fp lock to
+	_LOCK_RECURSIVE_T.
+
 2004-09-16  Antony King  <antony.king@st.com>
 
 	* libc/time/tzlock.c: Add default stubs that use generic
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c b/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
index 42fe6fb22..fc846595e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ _DEFUN (_freopen64_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
       ptr->_errno = e;		/* restore in case _close clobbered */
       _funlockfile(fp);
 #ifndef __SINGLE_THREAD__
-      __lock_close_recursive (*(_LOCK_RECURSIVE_T *)&fp->_lock);
+      __lock_close_recursive (fp->_lock);
 #endif
       __sfp_lock_release ();
       return NULL;