diff --git a/src/QtMacSegmentedButton.mm b/src/QtMacSegmentedButton.mm
index 2ebc65a77..4b73d8d26 100644
--- a/src/QtMacSegmentedButton.mm
+++ b/src/QtMacSegmentedButton.mm
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ CocoaInitializer::~CocoaInitializer()
 
 inline NSString *darwinQStringToNSString (const QString &aString)
 {
-    return [reinterpret_cast<const NSString *> (CFStringCreateWithCharacters (0, reinterpret_cast<const UniChar *> (aString.unicode()), aString.length())) autorelease];
+    return [(CFStringCreateWithCharacters (0, reinterpret_cast<const UniChar *> (aString.unicode()), aString.length())) autorelease];
 }
 
 static NSImage* fromQPixmap(const QPixmap &pixmap)
diff --git a/src/QtMacVideoWindow.mm b/src/QtMacVideoWindow.mm
index 0da289d0f..3529b3d24 100644
--- a/src/QtMacVideoWindow.mm
+++ b/src/QtMacVideoWindow.mm
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 static inline NSString *darwinQStringToNSString (const QString &aString)
 {
-    return [reinterpret_cast<const NSString *> (CFStringCreateWithCharacters
+    return [(CFStringCreateWithCharacters
             (0, reinterpret_cast<const UniChar *> (aString.unicode()), aString.length())) autorelease];
 }