diff --git a/src/nvim/drawline.c b/src/nvim/drawline.c
index 8778c7f954..d2f9f17cc0 100644
--- a/src/nvim/drawline.c
+++ b/src/nvim/drawline.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ int win_line(win_T *wp, linenr_T lnum, int startrow, int endrow, int col_rows, b
           if (VIsual_mode == 'V') {       // linewise
             wlv.fromcol = 0;
           } else {
-            getvvcol(wp, top, (colnr_T *)&wlv.fromcol, NULL, NULL, 0);
+            getvvcol(wp, top, &wlv.fromcol, NULL, NULL, 0);
             if (gchar_pos(top) == NUL) {
               wlv.tocol = wlv.fromcol + 1;
             }
@@ -1233,9 +1233,9 @@ int win_line(win_T *wp, linenr_T lnum, int startrow, int endrow, int col_rows, b
           } else {
             pos_T pos = *bot;
             if (*p_sel == 'e') {
-              getvvcol(wp, &pos, (colnr_T *)&wlv.tocol, NULL, NULL, 0);
+              getvvcol(wp, &pos, &wlv.tocol, NULL, NULL, 0);
             } else {
-              getvvcol(wp, &pos, NULL, NULL, (colnr_T *)&wlv.tocol, 0);
+              getvvcol(wp, &pos, NULL, NULL, &wlv.tocol, 0);
               wlv.tocol++;
             }
           }
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ int win_line(win_T *wp, linenr_T lnum, int startrow, int endrow, int col_rows, b
                && lnum >= curwin->w_cursor.lnum
                && lnum <= curwin->w_cursor.lnum + search_match_lines) {
       if (lnum == curwin->w_cursor.lnum) {
-        getvcol(curwin, &(curwin->w_cursor), (colnr_T *)&wlv.fromcol, NULL, NULL, 0);
+        getvcol(curwin, &(curwin->w_cursor), &wlv.fromcol, NULL, NULL, 0);
       } else {
         wlv.fromcol = 0;
       }
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ int win_line(win_T *wp, linenr_T lnum, int startrow, int endrow, int col_rows, b
           .lnum = lnum,
           .col = search_match_endcol,
         };
-        getvcol(curwin, &pos, (colnr_T *)&wlv.tocol, NULL, NULL, 0);
+        getvcol(curwin, &pos, &wlv.tocol, NULL, NULL, 0);
       }
       // do at least one character; happens when past end of line
       if (wlv.fromcol == wlv.tocol && search_match_endcol) {