diff --git a/source/build/include/pragmas.h b/source/build/include/pragmas.h
index 25338f618..37843a2ca 100644
--- a/source/build/include/pragmas.h
+++ b/source/build/include/pragmas.h
@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ void copybufreverse(const void *S, void *D, int32_t c);
 static inline int32_t krecipasm(int32_t i)
 {
     // Ken did this
-    float const f = (float const)i;
-    i = *(int32_t const *)&f;
+    union { int32_t i; float f; } x;
+    x.f = (float)i;
+    i = x.i;
     return ((reciptable[(i >> 12) & 2047] >> (((i - 0x3f800000) >> 23) & 31)) ^ (i >> 31));
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
index 7fdc47920..757d3f45c 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ SKIPWALLCHECK:
                 {
                     if (pOther->picnum == APLAYER)
                     {
-                        DukePlayer_t *pPlayer = g_player[P_GetP((uspritetype * const)pOther)].ps;
+                        DukePlayer_t *pPlayer = g_player[P_GetP((uspritetype *)pOther)].ps;
 
                         if (pPlayer->newowner >= 0)
                             G_ClearCameraView(pPlayer);
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
index 98b4194c9..91e86d598 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static void G_ReadGLFrame(void)
 {
     // Save OpenGL screenshot with Duke3D palette
     // NOTE: maybe need to move this to the engine...
-    palette_t *const frame = (palette_t *const)Xcalloc(xdim * ydim, sizeof(palette_t));
+    palette_t *const frame = (palette_t *)Xcalloc(xdim * ydim, sizeof(palette_t));
     char *const pic = (char *) waloff[TILE_SAVESHOT];
 
     int32_t x, y;