diff --git a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.c b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.c
index 5224da5202d3497589d4d74df171cde3efd7ba67..a7f65c2b2cb5df7c26f966281147382626d85881 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.c
+++ b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static int hwicap_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct hwicap_drvdata *drvdata;
 
-	drvdata = (struct hwicap_drvdata *)dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	if (!drvdata)
 		return 0;