From 8cf454682cba9c0c3a372da77e679bd44dd1775d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Viktor Szakats <commit@vsz.me>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 02:24:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] curl_threads simplify win32

---
 lib/curl_threads.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/curl_threads.c b/lib/curl_threads.c
index 0bacb1a16c..eb07b26731 100644
--- a/lib/curl_threads.c
+++ b/lib/curl_threads.c
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ int Curl_thread_cancel(curl_thread_t *hnd)
 curl_thread_t Curl_thread_create(CURL_THREAD_RETURN_T
                                  (CURL_STDCALL *func) (void *), void *arg)
 {
-  curl_thread_t t;
-  HANDLE thread_handle = CreateThread(NULL, 0, func, arg, 0, NULL);
-  t = (curl_thread_t)thread_handle;
+  curl_thread_t t = CreateThread(NULL, 0, func, arg, 0, NULL);
   if((t == 0) || (t == LongToHandle(-1L))) {
 #ifdef UNDER_CE
     DWORD gle = GetLastError();