diff --git a/pack-objects.c b/pack-objects.c
index 21ee572f48..136a7f5aad 100644
--- a/pack-objects.c
+++ b/pack-objects.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int reused_delta = 0;
 
 static int pack_revindex_ix(struct packed_git *p)
 {
-	unsigned long ui = (unsigned long)(long)p;
+	unsigned long ui = (unsigned long)p;
 	int i;
 
 	ui = ui ^ (ui >> 16); /* defeat structure alignment */