diff --git a/src/sim/fd_array.cc b/src/sim/fd_array.cc
index f3605a5b7d..1ce46a1e33 100644
--- a/src/sim/fd_array.cc
+++ b/src/sim/fd_array.cc
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ FDArray::serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const {
 }
 
 void
-FDArray::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp, SimObject* process_ptr) {
+FDArray::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp, Process* process_ptr) {
     ScopedCheckpointSection sec(cp, "fdarray");
     uint64_t size;
     paramIn(cp, "size", size);
@@ -424,8 +424,9 @@ FDArray::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp, SimObject* process_ptr) {
 
         if (process_ptr)
         {
-            Process* ptr = static_cast<Process*>(process_ptr);
-            path = ptr->checkPathRedirect(this_ffd->getFileName());
+            // Check if it is needed to redirect the app path to another host
+            // path
+            path = process_ptr->checkPathRedirect(this_ffd->getFileName());
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/src/sim/fd_array.hh b/src/sim/fd_array.hh
index 79e5a4b92e..c2a6b64dea 100644
--- a/src/sim/fd_array.hh
+++ b/src/sim/fd_array.hh
@@ -36,13 +36,15 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+
 #include "sim/fd_entry.hh"
 #include "sim/serialize.hh"
-#include "sim/sim_object.hh"
 
 namespace gem5
 {
 
+class Process;
+
 class FDArray : public Serializable
 {
   public:
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ class FDArray : public Serializable
      * Serialization methods for file descriptors
      */
     void serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const override;
-    void unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp, SimObject* process_ptr );
+    void unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp, Process* process_ptr );
     void unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp) override {
       unserialize(cp, nullptr);
     };