diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
index 3f303ea14337..aaf44c359827 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void card_send_command(struct ft1000_device *ft1000dev, void *ptempbuffer,
 
 	DEBUG("card_send_command: enter card_send_command... size=%d\n", size);
 
-	commandbuf = (unsigned char *)kmalloc(size + 2, GFP_KERNEL);
+	commandbuf = kmalloc(size + 2, GFP_KERNEL);
 	memcpy((void *)commandbuf + 2, (void *)ptempbuffer, size);
 
 	ft1000_read_register(ft1000dev, &temp, FT1000_REG_DOORBELL);