diff --git a/common/kokkos-sampler/kp_sampler_skip.cpp b/common/kokkos-sampler/kp_sampler_skip.cpp
index e5e33eb15..d4aa4c073 100644
--- a/common/kokkos-sampler/kp_sampler_skip.cpp
+++ b/common/kokkos-sampler/kp_sampler_skip.cpp
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ uint32_t getDeviceID(uint32_t devid_in) {
 }
 
 void invoke_ktools_fence(uint32_t devID) {
-   if ((*tpi_funcs.fence) != nullptr)) {
+   if (tpi_funcs.fence != nullptr)) {
     if (tool_verbosity > 1) {
       printf(
           "KokkosP: Sampler attempting to invoke"
           " tool-induced fence on device %d.\n",
           getDeviceID(devID));
     }
-    (*tpi_funcs.fence)(devID);
+    (*(tpi_funcs.fence))(devID);
     if (tool_verbosity > 1) {
       printf(
           "KokkosP: Sampler sucessfully invoked"
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ void invoke_ktools_fence(uint32_t devID) {
 }
 
 void kokkosp_provide_tool_programming_interface(
-    uint32_t num_funcs, Kokkos_Tools_ToolProgrammingInterface* funcsFromTPI) {
+    uint32_t num_funcs, Kokkos_Tools_ToolProgrammingInterface funcsFromTPI) {
   if (!num_funcs) {
     if (tool_verbosity > 0)
       printf(
           "KokkosP: Note: Number of functions in Tools Programming Interface "
           "is 0!\n");
   }
-  tpi_funcs = *funcsFromTPI;
+  tpi_funcs = funcsFromTPI;
 }
 
 void kokkosp_init_library(const int loadSeq, const uint64_t interfaceVer,