diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index a1b30a5ad568..3e6edb63d36b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int _rtw_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 	if (!precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf)
 		return _FAIL;
 
-	precvframe = (struct recv_frame *)PTR_ALIGN(precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf, RXFRAME_ALIGN_SZ);
+	precvframe = PTR_ALIGN(precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf, RXFRAME_ALIGN_SZ);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_RECVFRAME; i++) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(precvframe->list));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
index 979961d94c2a..052af7b891da 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct recv_priv {
 	struct __queue free_recv_queue;
 	struct __queue recv_pending_queue;
 	struct __queue uc_swdec_pending_queue;
-	u8 *pallocated_frame_buf;
+	void *pallocated_frame_buf;
 	struct adapter	*adapter;
 	u32	bIsAnyNonBEPkts;
 	u64	rx_bytes;