diff --git a/lib/Target/DarwinTargetAsmInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/DarwinTargetAsmInfo.cpp
index 81a33420717..0ae304e2d49 100644
--- a/lib/Target/DarwinTargetAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/DarwinTargetAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ DarwinTargetAsmInfo::MergeableStringSection(const GlobalVariable *GV) const {
 
 const Section*
 DarwinTargetAsmInfo::MergeableConstSection(const GlobalVariable *GV) const {
-  Constant *C = cast<GlobalVariable>(GV)->getInitializer();
+  Constant *C = GV->getInitializer();
 
   return MergeableConstSection(C->getType());
 }
diff --git a/lib/Target/ELFTargetAsmInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/ELFTargetAsmInfo.cpp
index b9e98125759..7c9e4546d25 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ELFTargetAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ELFTargetAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ ELFTargetAsmInfo::SelectSectionForMachineConst(const Type *Ty) const {
 
 const Section*
 ELFTargetAsmInfo::MergeableConstSection(const GlobalVariable *GV) const {
-  Constant *C = cast<GlobalVariable>(GV)->getInitializer();
+  Constant *C = GV->getInitializer();
   return MergeableConstSection(C->getType());
 }