diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index aedf683f011fe42606f7d58bb5005d1744dae543..19cc294c7c70b5de4b96f193642df5487648a5e4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ sesInfoAlloc(void)
 {
 	struct cifsSesInfo *ret_buf;
 
-	ret_buf =
-	    (struct cifsSesInfo *) kzalloc(sizeof (struct cifsSesInfo),
-					   GFP_KERNEL);
+	ret_buf = kzalloc(sizeof (struct cifsSesInfo), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ret_buf) {
 		write_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
 		atomic_inc(&sesInfoAllocCount);
@@ -109,9 +107,7 @@ struct cifsTconInfo *
 tconInfoAlloc(void)
 {
 	struct cifsTconInfo *ret_buf;
-	ret_buf =
-	    (struct cifsTconInfo *) kzalloc(sizeof (struct cifsTconInfo),
-					    GFP_KERNEL);
+	ret_buf = kzalloc(sizeof (struct cifsTconInfo), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ret_buf) {
 		write_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
 		atomic_inc(&tconInfoAllocCount);