diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 1992e74ec8858d1fb96665f39aad47fda7c4780d..da9b6fc4b08176be257c6789b83a9169f57f546c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -4982,8 +4982,7 @@ lpfc_sli_driver_resource_setup(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	}
 
 	if (!phba->sli.ring)
-		phba->sli.ring = (struct lpfc_sli_ring *)
-			kzalloc(LPFC_SLI3_MAX_RING *
+		phba->sli.ring = kzalloc(LPFC_SLI3_MAX_RING *
 			sizeof(struct lpfc_sli_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!phba->sli.ring)
 		return -ENOMEM;