diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 209b5a555..0719f065a 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.87 - 
 ===============================
+  Remove meaningless const type qualifiers on cast type.
   Fix memory leak in dmsetup _message() memory allocation error path.
   Add test for fcntl error in singlenode client code.
   Remove --force option from lvrename manpage.
diff --git a/lib/misc/lvm-exec.c b/lib/misc/lvm-exec.c
index 775b801f6..dfac1632b 100644
--- a/lib/misc/lvm-exec.c
+++ b/lib/misc/lvm-exec.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int exec_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *const argv[],
 		/* FIXME Fix effect of reset_locking on cache then include this */
 		/* destroy_toolcontext(cmd); */
 		/* FIXME Use execve directly */
-		execvp(argv[0], (char **const) argv);
+		execvp(argv[0], (char **) argv);
 		log_sys_error("execvp", argv[0]);
 		_exit(errno);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/report/report.c b/lib/report/report.c
index cfc5073af..e572797a1 100644
--- a/lib/report/report.c
+++ b/lib/report/report.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int _size32_disp(struct dm_report *rh __attribute__((unused)), struct dm_
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	*sortval = (const uint64_t) size;
+	*sortval = (uint64_t) size;
 
 	dm_report_field_set_value(field, repstr, sortval);
 
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-report.c b/libdm/libdm-report.c
index 021a21c83..3d34b7e3a 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-report.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-report.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int dm_report_field_int(struct dm_report *rh,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	*sortval = (const uint64_t) value;
+	*sortval = (uint64_t) value;
 	field->sort_value = sortval;
 	field->report_string = repstr;
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int dm_report_field_uint32(struct dm_report *rh,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	*sortval = (const uint64_t) value;
+	*sortval = (uint64_t) value;
 	field->sort_value = sortval;
 	field->report_string = repstr;
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int dm_report_field_int32(struct dm_report *rh,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	*sortval = (const uint64_t) value;
+	*sortval = (uint64_t) value;
 	field->sort_value = sortval;
 	field->report_string = repstr;