diff --git a/common/cpp/km_u16.cpp b/common/cpp/km_u16.cpp
index 2f7951ff3e..fe10b8ca1e 100644
--- a/common/cpp/km_u16.cpp
+++ b/common/cpp/km_u16.cpp
@@ -426,5 +426,5 @@ KMX_WCHAR* u16rtrim(KMX_WCHAR *p) {
  * @return Pointer to the string modified to remove leading and trailing whitespace
  */
 KMX_WCHAR* u16trim(KMX_WCHAR *p) {
-  return u16rtrim((KMX_WCHAR*)u16ltrim(p));
+  return u16rtrim(u16ltrim(p));
 }
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