--- a/xbmc/utils/posix/PosixInterfaceForCLog.cpp.orig
+++ b/xbmc/utils/posix/PosixInterfaceForCLog.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 #include "android/activity/XBMCApp.h"
 #endif // TARGET_ANDROID
 
-struct FILEWRAP : public FILE
-{};
-
-
 CPosixInterfaceForCLog::CPosixInterfaceForCLog() :
   m_file(NULL)
 { }
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@
   (void)remove(backupOldLogToFilename.c_str()); // if it's failed, try to continue
   (void)rename(logFilename.c_str(), backupOldLogToFilename.c_str()); // if it's failed, try to continue
 
-  m_file = (FILEWRAP*)fopen(logFilename.c_str(), "wb");
+  m_file = fopen(logFilename.c_str(), "wb");
   if (!m_file)
     return false; // error, can't open log file
 
--- a/xbmc/utils/posix/PosixInterfaceForCLog.h.orig
+++ b/xbmc/utils/posix/PosixInterfaceForCLog.h
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-struct FILEWRAP; // forward declaration, wrapper for FILE
-
 class CPosixInterfaceForCLog
 {
 public:
@@ -34,5 +32,5 @@
   void PrintDebugString(const std::string& debugString);
   static void GetCurrentLocalTime(int& hour, int& minute, int& second);
 private:
-  FILEWRAP* m_file;
+  FILE * m_file;
 };