diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_lm75_sensor.c b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_lm75_sensor.c
index 9ef32b3df91f..590214ba736c 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_lm75_sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_lm75_sensor.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static int wf_lm75_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	lm->inited = 0;
 	lm->ds1775 = ds1775;
 	lm->i2c = client;
-	lm->sens.name = (char *)name; /* XXX fix constness in structure */
+	lm->sens.name = name;
 	lm->sens.ops = &wf_lm75_ops;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, lm);
 
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_max6690_sensor.c b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_max6690_sensor.c
index 945a25b2f31e..87e439b10318 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_max6690_sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_max6690_sensor.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int wf_max6690_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	max->i2c = client;
-	max->sens.name = (char *)name; /* XXX fix constness in structure */
+	max->sens.name = name;
 	max->sens.ops = &wf_max6690_ops;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, max);