diff --git a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/ConfigFile.java b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/ConfigFile.java
index 7aed60a60a..58b3b199d4 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/ConfigFile.java
+++ b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/ConfigFile.java
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ public final class ConfigFile {
 	}
 
 	public String getString(String key) {
-		Object ret = map.get(key);
+		String ret = map.get(key);
 		if (ret != null)
-			return (String) ret;
+			return ret;
 		else
 			return null;
 	}