diff --git a/src/bin/psql/print.c b/src/bin/psql/print.c
index 05d4b3162c..c08d5af6bb 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/print.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/print.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const printTextFormat pg_asciiformat_old =
 };
 
 /* Default unicode linestyle format */
-const printTextFormat pg_utf8format;
+printTextFormat pg_utf8format;
 
 typedef struct unicodeStyleRowFormat
 {
@@ -3410,7 +3410,7 @@ get_line_style(const printTableOpt *opt)
 void
 refresh_utf8format(const printTableOpt *opt)
 {
-	printTextFormat *popt = (printTextFormat *) &pg_utf8format;
+	printTextFormat *popt = &pg_utf8format;
 
 	const unicodeStyleBorderFormat *border;
 	const unicodeStyleRowFormat *header;
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/print.h b/src/bin/psql/print.h
index fd56598426..15a365e7d2 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/print.h
+++ b/src/bin/psql/print.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 
 extern const printTextFormat pg_asciiformat;
 extern const printTextFormat pg_asciiformat_old;
-extern const printTextFormat pg_utf8format;
+extern printTextFormat pg_utf8format;	/* ideally would be const, but... */
 
 
 extern void disable_sigpipe_trap(void);