diff --git a/svtools/uno/pathservice.cxx b/svtools/uno/pathservice.cxx
index 79172f273c5d..d7022a75d2b8 100644
--- a/svtools/uno/pathservice.cxx
+++ b/svtools/uno/pathservice.cxx
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: pathservice.cxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.4 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.5 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: obo $ $Date: 2006-09-17 15:32:03 $
+ *  last change: $Author: obo $ $Date: 2006-10-12 15:28:51 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to
  *  the terms of GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > PathService_CreateInstance (
     const css::uno::Reference< css::lang::XMultiServiceFactory > &)
 {
     return css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface >(
-        reinterpret_cast< cppu::OWeakObject* >(new PathService()));
+        static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject* >(new PathService()));
 }
 
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