diff --git a/src/header/sys_wait/mod.rs b/src/header/sys_wait/mod.rs
index 65f9398e39..e797b16f16 100644
--- a/src/header/sys_wait/mod.rs
+++ b/src/header/sys_wait/mod.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn waitid(
     };
 
     let mut status = 0;
-    let pid = Sys::waitpid(pid_target, Some(unsafe { Out::from_mut(&mut status) }), waitpid_options)
+    let pid = Sys::waitpid(pid_target, Some(Out::from_mut(&mut status)), waitpid_options)
         .or_minus_one_errno();
     if pid < 0 {
         return -1;