diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/clock.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/clock.c
index 6a98d2cb402c..6e46abe0dac6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/clock.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/clock.c
@@ -752,12 +752,12 @@ static int __init alchemy_clk_init_fgens(int ctype)
 	switch (ctype) {
 	case ALCHEMY_CPU_AU1000...ALCHEMY_CPU_AU1200:
 		id.ops = &alchemy_clkops_fgenv1;
-		id.parent_names = (const char **)alchemy_clk_fgv1_parents;
+		id.parent_names = alchemy_clk_fgv1_parents;
 		id.num_parents = 2;
 		break;
 	case ALCHEMY_CPU_AU1300:
 		id.ops = &alchemy_clkops_fgenv2;
-		id.parent_names = (const char **)alchemy_clk_fgv2_parents;
+		id.parent_names = alchemy_clk_fgv2_parents;
 		id.num_parents = 3;
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static int __init alchemy_clk_setup_imux(int ctype)
 	struct clk *c;
 
 	id.ops = &alchemy_clkops_csrc;
-	id.parent_names = (const char **)alchemy_clk_csrc_parents;
+	id.parent_names = alchemy_clk_csrc_parents;
 	id.num_parents = 7;
 	id.flags = CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT | CLK_GET_RATE_NOCACHE;