diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index 256385c2f382def6a655e7ffb18253543b4a56e8..579a4a8c8276523d7f49829d912b1a3d46e5fca5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -919,8 +919,7 @@ int rtw_check_bcn_info23a(struct rtw_adapter *Adapter,
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	bssid = (struct wlan_bssid_ex *)kzalloc(sizeof(struct wlan_bssid_ex),
-						GFP_ATOMIC);
+	bssid = kzalloc(sizeof(struct wlan_bssid_ex), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!bssid)
 		return _FAIL;