1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/event/socket.c b/src/nvim/event/socket.c
index 9496a568b9..9ca3dcc276 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/socket.c
+++ b/src/nvim/event/socket.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int socket_watcher_start(SocketWatcher *watcher, int backlog, socket_cb cb)
       // Libuv converts ENOENT to EACCES for Windows compatibility, but if
       // the parent directory does not exist, ENOENT would be more accurate.
       *path_tail(watcher->addr) = NUL;
-      if (!os_path_exists((char_u *)watcher->addr)) {
+      if (!os_path_exists(watcher->addr)) {
         result = UV_ENOENT;
       }
     }