diff --git a/src/backend/commands/alter.c b/src/backend/commands/alter.c
index 9a33d38d26..8cf833a921 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/alter.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/alter.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/alter.c,v 1.26 2008/01/01 19:45:48 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/alter.c,v 1.27 2008/02/07 21:07:55 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ ExecAlterOwnerStmt(AlterOwnerStmt *stmt)
 			break;
 
 		case OBJECT_DATABASE:
-			AlterDatabaseOwner((char *) linitial(stmt->object), newowner);
+			AlterDatabaseOwner(strVal(linitial(stmt->object)), newowner);
 			break;
 
 		case OBJECT_FUNCTION:
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ ExecAlterOwnerStmt(AlterOwnerStmt *stmt)
 			break;
 
 		case OBJECT_LANGUAGE:
-			AlterLanguageOwner((char *) linitial(stmt->object), newowner);
+			AlterLanguageOwner(strVal(linitial(stmt->object)), newowner);
 			break;
 
 		case OBJECT_OPERATOR:
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ ExecAlterOwnerStmt(AlterOwnerStmt *stmt)
 			break;
 
 		case OBJECT_SCHEMA:
-			AlterSchemaOwner((char *) linitial(stmt->object), newowner);
+			AlterSchemaOwner(strVal(linitial(stmt->object)), newowner);
 			break;
 
 		case OBJECT_TABLESPACE:
-			AlterTableSpaceOwner((char *) linitial(stmt->object), newowner);
+			AlterTableSpaceOwner(strVal(linitial(stmt->object)), newowner);
 			break;
 
 		case OBJECT_TYPE:
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index f95ea8a672..2b992fab4a 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y,v 2.605 2008/01/01 19:45:50 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y,v 2.606 2008/02/07 21:07:55 tgl Exp $
  *
  * HISTORY
  *	  AUTHOR			DATE			MAJOR EVENT
@@ -4825,7 +4825,7 @@ AlterOwnerStmt: ALTER AGGREGATE func_name aggr_args OWNER TO RoleId
 				{
 					AlterOwnerStmt *n = makeNode(AlterOwnerStmt);
 					n->objectType = OBJECT_DATABASE;
-					n->object = list_make1($3);
+					n->object = list_make1(makeString($3));
 					n->newowner = $6;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@ AlterOwnerStmt: ALTER AGGREGATE func_name aggr_args OWNER TO RoleId
 				{
 					AlterOwnerStmt *n = makeNode(AlterOwnerStmt);
 					n->objectType = OBJECT_LANGUAGE;
-					n->object = list_make1($4);
+					n->object = list_make1(makeString($4));
 					n->newowner = $7;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
@@ -4885,7 +4885,7 @@ AlterOwnerStmt: ALTER AGGREGATE func_name aggr_args OWNER TO RoleId
 				{
 					AlterOwnerStmt *n = makeNode(AlterOwnerStmt);
 					n->objectType = OBJECT_SCHEMA;
-					n->object = list_make1($3);
+					n->object = list_make1(makeString($3));
 					n->newowner = $6;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
@@ -4901,7 +4901,7 @@ AlterOwnerStmt: ALTER AGGREGATE func_name aggr_args OWNER TO RoleId
 				{
 					AlterOwnerStmt *n = makeNode(AlterOwnerStmt);
 					n->objectType = OBJECT_TABLESPACE;
-					n->object = list_make1($3);
+					n->object = list_make1(makeString($3));
 					n->newowner = $6;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}