diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1331.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1331.c
index 53cb8e9847cf91f5fcfde7eda68dad9dd902f817..bd294f886c5f4f3b42ec4311b3bddbb3ca4a2586 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1331.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1331.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void write_reg8_bus8(struct fbtft_par *par, int len, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
 	int i, ret;
-	u8 *buf = (u8 *)par->buf;
+	u8 *buf = par->buf;
 
 	if (unlikely(par->debug & DEBUG_WRITE_REGISTER)) {
 		va_start(args, len);