diff --git a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/canon1/parser/actutil.c b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/canon1/parser/actutil.c
index 8c07eee88..54984f6bc 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/canon1/parser/actutil.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/canon1/parser/actutil.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void m_endaction(M_ELEMENT m_elt)
         sprintf(buffer,
 		"%s%s%s",
 		m_etago,
-		m_nameofelt(m_elt),
+		(char *) m_nameofelt(m_elt),
 		m_tagc);
         m_trace(buffer);
         }
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@ void m_strtaction(M_ELEMENT m_elt)
     m_start = TRUE;
     m_getline(&m_stacktop->file, &m_stacktop->line);
     if (m_tagtrace) {
-      sprintf(buffer, "%s%s", m_stago, m_nameofelt(m_elt));
+      sprintf(buffer, "%s%s", m_stago, (char *) m_nameofelt(m_elt));
       m_trace(buffer);
       for (m_i = 0, m_par = m_element[m_elt - 1].parptr;
            m_i < m_element[m_elt - 1].parcount;
            m_i++, m_par++)
         if (m_stacktop->param[m_i]) {
           sprintf(buffer, "%s%s%s",
-                  newpar, &m_pname[m_parameter[m_par - 1].paramname], quote);
+                  newpar, (char *) &m_pname[m_parameter[m_par - 1].paramname], quote);
           m_trace(buffer);
           buffer[1] = M_EOS;
           for (m_p = m_stacktop->param[m_i] ; *m_p ; m_p++)
diff --git a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass1/parser/actutil.c b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass1/parser/actutil.c
index 81ef022f3..a8a78dd3f 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass1/parser/actutil.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass1/parser/actutil.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void m_endaction(M_ELEMENT m_elt)
         sprintf(buffer,
 		"%s%s%s",
 		m_etago,
-		m_nameofelt(m_elt),
+		(char *) m_nameofelt(m_elt),
 		m_tagc);
         m_trace(buffer);
         }
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@ void m_strtaction(M_ELEMENT m_elt)
     m_start = TRUE;
     m_getline(&m_stacktop->file, &m_stacktop->line);
     if (m_tagtrace) {
-      sprintf(buffer, "%s%s", m_stago, m_nameofelt(m_elt));
+      sprintf(buffer, "%s%s", m_stago, (char *) m_nameofelt(m_elt));
       m_trace(buffer);
       for (m_i = 0, m_par = m_element[m_elt - 1].parptr;
            m_i < m_element[m_elt - 1].parcount;
            m_i++, m_par++)
         if (m_stacktop->param[m_i]) {
           sprintf(buffer, "%s%s%s",
-                  newpar, &m_pname[m_parameter[m_par - 1].paramname], quote);
+                  newpar, (char *) &m_pname[m_parameter[m_par - 1].paramname], quote);
           m_trace(buffer);
           buffer[1] = M_EOS;
           for (m_p = m_stacktop->param[m_i] ; *m_p ; m_p++)
diff --git a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass2/parser/actutil.c b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass2/parser/actutil.c
index cbf1f50e0..ccda16b47 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass2/parser/actutil.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass2/parser/actutil.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void m_endaction(M_ELEMENT m_elt)
         sprintf(buffer,
 		"%s%s%s",
 		m_etago,
-		m_nameofelt(m_elt),
+		(char *) m_nameofelt(m_elt),
 		m_tagc);
         m_trace(buffer);
         }
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@ void m_strtaction(M_ELEMENT m_elt)
     m_start = TRUE;
     m_getline(&m_stacktop->file, &m_stacktop->line);
     if (m_tagtrace) {
-      sprintf(buffer, "%s%s", m_stago, m_nameofelt(m_elt));
+      sprintf(buffer, "%s%s", m_stago, (char *) m_nameofelt(m_elt));
       m_trace(buffer);
       for (m_i = 0, m_par = m_element[m_elt - 1].parptr;
            m_i < m_element[m_elt - 1].parcount;
            m_i++, m_par++)
         if (m_stacktop->param[m_i]) {
           sprintf(buffer, "%s%s%s",
-                  newpar, &m_pname[m_parameter[m_par - 1].paramname], quote);
+                  newpar, (char *) &m_pname[m_parameter[m_par - 1].paramname], quote);
           m_trace(buffer);
           buffer[1] = M_EOS;
           for (m_p = m_stacktop->param[m_i] ; *m_p ; m_p++)