diff --git a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
index 5be9f2298f..0a52056a08 100644
--- a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
+++ b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static void ssl_init_ctx_verify(server_rec *s,
      * should take place. This cannot work.
      */
     if (mctx->auth.verify_mode == SSL_CVERIFY_REQUIRE) {
-        ca_list = (STACK_OF(X509_NAME) *)SSL_CTX_get_client_CA_list(ctx);
+        ca_list = SSL_CTX_get_client_CA_list(ctx);
 
         if (sk_X509_NAME_num(ca_list) == 0) {
             ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_WARNING, 0, s,