diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
index 43d54c640..b8a53caab 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ const char *directions[MAXDIRECTIONS+2] =
 const char *
 dbrace(const struct race * rc)
 {
-  static char zText[32];
-  unsigned char * zPtr = (unsigned char*)zText;
-  strcpy(zText, LOC(find_locale("en"), rc_name(rc, 0)));
-  while (*zPtr) {
-    *zPtr = (unsigned char)toupper(*(int*)zPtr); 
-    ++zPtr;
-  }
-  return zText;
+	static char zText[32];
+	char * zPtr = zText;
+	strcpy(zText, LOC(find_locale("en"), rc_name(rc, 0)));
+	while (*zPtr) {
+		*zPtr = toupper(*zPtr);
+		++zPtr;
+	}
+	return zText;
 }
 
 const char *gr_prefix[3] = {