diff --git a/src/lib/commands/miss.c b/src/lib/commands/miss.c
index 86050725..804ed01b 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/miss.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/miss.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ mission(void)
 	radius = 9999;
 
     while (nxtitem(&ni, &item)) {
-	gp = (struct empobj *)&item;
+	gp = &item.gen;
 
 	if (!player->owner || gp->own == 0)
 	    continue;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ show_mission(struct nstr_item *np)
     struct empobj *gp;
 
     while (nxtitem(np, &item)) {
-	gp = (struct empobj *)&item;
+	gp = &item.gen;
 	if (!player->owner || gp->own == 0)
 	    continue;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/subs/mission.c b/src/lib/subs/mission.c
index eab63321..9d287d57 100644
--- a/src/lib/subs/mission.c
+++ b/src/lib/subs/mission.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ build_mission_list_type(struct genlist mi[], unsigned char act[],
 
     snxtitem_all(&ni, type);
     while (nxtitem(&ni, &item)) {
-	gp = (struct empobj *)&item;
+	gp = &item.gen;
 
 	if (!act[gp->own])
 	    continue;