diff --git a/src/add-ons/print/transports/lpr/LprTransport.cpp b/src/add-ons/print/transports/lpr/LprTransport.cpp
index 9c1ccd07e3..523d23516a 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/print/transports/lpr/LprTransport.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/print/transports/lpr/LprTransport.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ ssize_t LprTransport::Read(void *, size_t)
 ssize_t LprTransport::Write(const void *buffer, size_t size)
 {
 //	DBGMSG(("write: %d\n", size));
-	if (!__fs.write(buffer, size)) {
+	if (!__fs.write((char *)buffer, size)) {
 		__error = true;
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/print/transports/lpr/LpsClient.cpp b/src/add-ons/print/transports/lpr/LpsClient.cpp
index fb6e69ca04..fb9c0d5d90 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/print/transports/lpr/LpsClient.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/print/transports/lpr/LpsClient.cpp
@@ -162,11 +162,7 @@ void LpsClient::transferData(istream &is, int size) throw(LPSException)
 
 		if (size < 0) {
 			is.seekg(0, ios::end);
-#if __MWERKS__
-			size = is.tellg().offset();
-#else
 			size = is.tellg();
-#endif
 			is.seekg(0, ios::beg);
 		}