diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif.c
index c307a5559362..6454a86c174c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ addHifDevice(struct sdio_func *func)
     HIF_DEVICE *hifdevice;
     AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: addHifDevice\n"));
     AR_DEBUG_ASSERT(func != NULL);
-    hifdevice = (HIF_DEVICE *)kzalloc(sizeof(HIF_DEVICE), GFP_KERNEL);
+    hifdevice = kzalloc(sizeof(HIF_DEVICE), GFP_KERNEL);
     AR_DEBUG_ASSERT(hifdevice != NULL);
 #if HIF_USE_DMA_BOUNCE_BUFFER
     hifdevice->dma_buffer = kmalloc(HIF_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);