diff --git a/subsys/settings/src/settings_file.c b/subsys/settings/src/settings_file.c
index 6e67b7229b3..03573bd3f83 100644
--- a/subsys/settings/src/settings_file.c
+++ b/subsys/settings/src/settings_file.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static int settings_file_save(struct settings_store *cs, const char *name,
 	if (cdca.is_dup == 1) {
 		return 0;
 	}
-	return settings_file_save_priv(cs, name, (char *)value, val_len);
+	return settings_file_save_priv(cs, name, value, val_len);
 }
 
 static int read_handler(void *ctx, off_t off, char *buf, size_t *len)