diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
index 008ccb3762..83bfee46a0 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ func Recvmsg(fd int, p, oob []byte, flags int) (n, oobn int, recvflags int, from
 	msg.Namelen = uint32(SizeofSockaddrAny)
 	var iov Iovec
 	if len(p) > 0 {
-		iov.Base = (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&p[0]))
+		iov.Base = &p[0]
 		iov.SetLen(len(p))
 	}
 	var dummy byte
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func Recvmsg(fd int, p, oob []byte, flags int) (n, oobn int, recvflags int, from
 			iov.Base = &dummy
 			iov.SetLen(1)
 		}
-		msg.Control = (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&oob[0]))
+		msg.Control = &oob[0]
 		msg.SetControllen(len(oob))
 	}
 	msg.Iov = &iov
@@ -583,11 +583,11 @@ func SendmsgN(fd int, p, oob []byte, to Sockaddr, flags int) (n int, err error)
 		}
 	}
 	var msg Msghdr
-	msg.Name = (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(ptr))
+	msg.Name = (*byte)(ptr)
 	msg.Namelen = uint32(salen)
 	var iov Iovec
 	if len(p) > 0 {
-		iov.Base = (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&p[0]))
+		iov.Base = &p[0]
 		iov.SetLen(len(p))
 	}
 	var dummy byte
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ func SendmsgN(fd int, p, oob []byte, to Sockaddr, flags int) (n int, err error)
 			iov.Base = &dummy
 			iov.SetLen(1)
 		}
-		msg.Control = (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&oob[0]))
+		msg.Control = &oob[0]
 		msg.SetControllen(len(oob))
 	}
 	msg.Iov = &iov