diff --git a/loader.c b/loader.c
index 5232ee12a7..9350c541da 100644
--- a/loader.c
+++ b/loader.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void *zalloc(void *x, unsigned items, unsigned size)
     return (p);
 }
 
-static void zfree(void *x, void *addr, unsigned nb)
+static void zfree(void *x, void *addr)
 {
     qemu_free(addr);
 }
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static ssize_t gunzip(void *dst, size_t dstlen, uint8_t *src,
     }
 
     s.zalloc = zalloc;
-    s.zfree = (free_func)zfree;
+    s.zfree = zfree;
 
     r = inflateInit2(&s, -MAX_WBITS);
     if (r != Z_OK) {