diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/access/ConstantNode.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/access/ConstantNode.java
index 8163fff34ba4d8fa20be18bff5d4129fe4b2b89e..c376ac78deddd3431dbc5075e54edff1b8940616 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/access/ConstantNode.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/access/ConstantNode.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public abstract class ConstantNode extends RNode implements RSyntaxNode, Visibil
         } else if (value instanceof String) {
             return new ConstantObjectNode(value);
         } else if (value instanceof RSymbol) {
-            return new ConstantObjectNode(((RSymbol) value));
+            return new ConstantObjectNode(value);
         } else if (value instanceof RArgsValuesAndNames) {
             // this can be created during argument matching and "call"
             return new ConstantObjectNode(value);