diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
index 78ea72fb8f0ce9a3de74d6fd594442d90527ee4d..953ac3aac9bed9c72f40980bd858a499c8c8ecb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int zd_ioread32v_locked(struct zd_chip *chip, u32 *values, const zd_addr_t *addr
 
 	/* Allocate a single memory block for values and addresses. */
 	count16 = 2*count;
-	a16 = kmalloc(count16 * (sizeof(zd_addr_t) + sizeof(u16)),
+	a16 = (zd_addr_t *) kmalloc(count16 * (sizeof(zd_addr_t) + sizeof(u16)),
 		                   GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!a16) {
 		dev_dbg_f(zd_chip_dev(chip),