diff --git a/src/disk.cpp b/src/disk.cpp
index 1d72a06..731d97d 100644
--- a/src/disk.cpp
+++ b/src/disk.cpp
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ extern "C" {
 
 Disk* Disk::create( dictionary& ini, string const & section)
 {
-    string id      = iniparser_getstring (&ini, string(section+":id").data(),       (char*)"");
-    string name    = iniparser_getstring (&ini, string(section+":name").data(),     (char*)"");
-    bool sd        = iniparser_getboolean(&ini, string(section+":spindown").data(), 0);
-    string command = iniparser_getstring (&ini, string(section+":command").data(),  (char*)"sg_start --stop");
-    int sgTime     = iniparser_getint (&ini, string(section+":idle-time").data(), 0);
-    bool repeat    = iniparser_getboolean(&ini, string(section+":repeat").data(), 0);
+    string id      = iniparser_getstring (&ini, (char*)string(section+":id").data(),       (char*)"");
+    string name    = iniparser_getstring (&ini, (char*)string(section+":name").data(),     (char*)"");
+    bool sd        = iniparser_getboolean(&ini, (char*)string(section+":spindown").data(), 0);
+    string command = iniparser_getstring (&ini, (char*)string(section+":command").data(),  (char*)"sg_start --stop");
+    int sgTime     = iniparser_getint (&ini, (char*)string(section+":idle-time").data(), 0);
+    bool repeat    = iniparser_getboolean(&ini, (char*)string(section+":repeat").data(), 0);
 
     Disk* newDisk = new Disk(id, name, sd, command, sgTime, repeat);
 
diff --git a/src/spindownd.cpp b/src/spindownd.cpp
index 16cc6bc..c4c50c6 100644
--- a/src/spindownd.cpp
+++ b/src/spindownd.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void Spindownd::readConfig(string const &path)
     }
 
     // Try to open the configuration file
-    if( (ini=iniparser_load(path.data()))==NULL )
+    if( (ini=iniparser_load((char*)path.data()))==NULL )
     {
         std::cerr << "Can't open the configuration file: " << path << endl;
         exit(1);
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ void Spindownd::readConfig(string const &path)
         // General section?
         if( section=="general" )
         {
-            commonSpinDownTime = iniparser_getint(ini, string(section+":idle-time").data(), 7200);
+            commonSpinDownTime = iniparser_getint(ini, (char*)string(section+":idle-time").data(), 7200);
 
             if( commonSpinDownTime <= 0 )
                 commonSpinDownTime = 7200;
 
-            cycleTime = iniparser_getint(ini, string(section+":cycle-time").data(), 60);
+            cycleTime = iniparser_getint(ini, (char*)string(section+":cycle-time").data(), 60);
 
-            if( iniparser_getboolean(ini, string(section+":syslog").data(), 0) )
+            if( iniparser_getboolean(ini, (char*)string(section+":syslog").data(), 0) )
                 Log::get()->open( (char*)"spindown", LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DAEMON );
             else
                 Log::get()->close();