diff --git a/cores/arduino/Print.cpp b/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
index 9a6b964..86cac38 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
+++ b/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ size_t Print::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size)
 
 size_t Print::print(const __FlashStringHelper *ifsh)
 {
-  const char PROGMEM *p = (const char PROGMEM *)ifsh;
+  PGM_P p = (PGM_P)ifsh;
   size_t n = 0;
   while (1) {
     unsigned char c = pgm_read_byte(p++);
diff --git a/cores/arduino/WString.cpp b/cores/arduino/WString.cpp
index 63af6d3..8b6eabe 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/WString.cpp
+++ b/cores/arduino/WString.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ String & String::copy(const __FlashStringHelper *pstr, unsigned int length)
 		return *this;
 	}
 	len = length;
-	strcpy_P(buffer, (const prog_char *)pstr);
+	strcpy_P(buffer, (PGM_P)pstr);
 	return *this;
 }
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ String & String::operator = (const char *cstr)
 
 String & String::operator = (const __FlashStringHelper *pstr)
 {
-	if (pstr) copy(pstr, strlen_P((const prog_char *)pstr));
+	if (pstr) copy(pstr, strlen_P((PGM_P)pstr));
 	else invalidate();
 
 	return *this;