diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c b/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
index f5c21f3edca4e8ef6c1898899689cd447dc3ff5a..01a1f7e249782499e66712ccf3abd854344bc5dc 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
@@ -647,8 +647,7 @@ cciss_scsi_setup(ctlr_info_t *h)
 	struct cciss_scsi_adapter_data_t * shba;
 
 	ccissscsi[h->ctlr].ndevices = 0;
-	shba = (struct cciss_scsi_adapter_data_t *)
-		kmalloc(sizeof(*shba), GFP_KERNEL);
+	shba = kmalloc(sizeof(*shba), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (shba == NULL)
 		return;
 	shba->scsi_host = NULL;