diff --git a/collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl
index 79a9b49c79..cb63f087c9 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Returns the string that is used as the Racket startup banner.}
 
 Returns a string for the executing version of Racket.}
 
-@function[(Scheme_Object* scheme_get_place_table)]{
+@function[(Scheme_Hash_Table* scheme_get_place_table)]{
 
 Returns an @racket[eq?]-based hash table that is global to the current
 @|tech-place|.
diff --git a/src/racket/src/schemef.h b/src/racket/src/schemef.h
index dd07709ee0..040b4bd845 100644
--- a/src/racket/src/schemef.h
+++ b/src/racket/src/schemef.h
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ MZ_EXTERN intptr_t scheme_char_strlen(const mzchar *s);
 
 MZ_EXTERN Scheme_Object *scheme_stx_extract_marks(Scheme_Object *stx);
 
-MZ_EXTERN Scheme_Object *scheme_get_place_table(void);
+MZ_EXTERN Scheme_Hash_Table *scheme_get_place_table(void);
 MZ_EXTERN void *scheme_register_process_global(const char *key, void *val);
 
 MZ_EXTERN Scheme_Object *scheme_malloc_key(void);
diff --git a/src/racket/src/schemex.h b/src/racket/src/schemex.h
index 6d808dcb9f..a3d19fef02 100644
--- a/src/racket/src/schemex.h
+++ b/src/racket/src/schemex.h
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ void (*scheme_signal_received_at)(void *);
 void *(*scheme_get_signal_handle)();
 intptr_t (*scheme_char_strlen)(const mzchar *s);
 Scheme_Object *(*scheme_stx_extract_marks)(Scheme_Object *stx);
-Scheme_Object *(*scheme_get_place_table)(void);
+Scheme_Hash_Table *(*scheme_get_place_table)(void);
 void *(*scheme_register_process_global)(const char *key, void *val);
 Scheme_Object *(*scheme_malloc_key)(void);
 void (*scheme_free_key)(Scheme_Object *k);
diff --git a/src/racket/src/thread.c b/src/racket/src/thread.c
index 1a5916656d..0d52231b11 100644
--- a/src/racket/src/thread.c
+++ b/src/racket/src/thread.c
@@ -2333,11 +2333,11 @@ void scheme_init_process_globals(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-Scheme_Object *scheme_get_place_table(void)
+Scheme_Hash_Table *scheme_get_place_table(void)
 {
   if (!place_local_misc_table)
     place_local_misc_table = scheme_make_hash_table(SCHEME_hash_ptr);
-  return (Scheme_Object *)place_local_misc_table;
+  return place_local_misc_table;
 }
 
 /*========================================================================*/