diff --git a/ares/ares_free_hostent.c b/ares/ares_free_hostent.c
index c52428109bd9732b1b62f5608eb2712589fdc3cb..7763df7dc2f1fd74dc7c1233865002851e3e6d52 100644
--- a/ares/ares_free_hostent.c
+++ b/ares/ares_free_hostent.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void ares_free_hostent(struct hostent *host)
 {
   char **p;
 
-  free(host->h_name);
+  free((char *)(host->h_name));
   for (p = host->h_aliases; *p; p++)
     free(*p);
   free(host->h_aliases);
diff --git a/ares/ares_gethostbyname.c b/ares/ares_gethostbyname.c
index f675c51a9015a8c80d065205b9c17fca341218d5..00d78861d5ab1f2e00b9f0d134df7e0dd350b5ea 100644
--- a/ares/ares_gethostbyname.c
+++ b/ares/ares_gethostbyname.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int fake_hostent(const char *name, int family, ares_host_callback callbac
   hostent.h_addr_list = addrs;
   callback(arg, ARES_SUCCESS, &hostent);
 
-  free(hostent.h_name);
+  free((char *)(hostent.h_name));
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/ares/ares_getnameinfo.c b/ares/ares_getnameinfo.c
index 73e537a87070aa045cbde91aeb189115a1626926..71cf41d503727962193bae4243865586ec3f29e9 100644
--- a/ares/ares_getnameinfo.c
+++ b/ares/ares_getnameinfo.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ static void nameinfo_callback(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *host)
                  *end = 0;
              }
         }
-      niquery->callback(niquery->arg, ARES_SUCCESS, host->h_name, service);
+      niquery->callback(niquery->arg, ARES_SUCCESS, (char *)(host->h_name),
+                        service);
       return;
     }
   /* We couldn't find the host, but it's OK, we can use the IP */