diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
index a51964b4ec42160b62eef13b2bdec7917d04367b..5ab202055d5a6508c7069ba3b639106d5ff81163 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ struct thread_struct {
 }
 #endif
 
-#define task_pt_regs(tsk)	((struct pt_regs *)(tsk)->thread.regs)
+#define task_pt_regs(tsk)	((tsk)->thread.regs)
 
 unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);