diff --git a/sys/sys/kernel.h b/sys/sys/kernel.h
--- a/sys/sys/kernel.h
+++ b/sys/sys/kernel.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 
 #define	SYSINIT(uniquifier, subsystem, order, func, ident)	\
 	C_SYSINIT(uniquifier, subsystem, order,			\
-	(sysinit_cfunc_t)(sysinit_nfunc_t)func, (void *)(ident))
+	(sysinit_cfunc_t)(sysinit_nfunc_t)func, ident)
 
 /*
  * Called on module unload: no special processing
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 
 #define	SYSUNINIT(uniquifier, subsystem, order, func, ident)	\
 	C_SYSUNINIT(uniquifier, subsystem, order,		\
-	(sysinit_cfunc_t)(sysinit_nfunc_t)func, (void *)(ident))
+	(sysinit_cfunc_t)(sysinit_nfunc_t)func, ident)
 
 void	sysinit_add(struct sysinit **set, struct sysinit **set_end);