diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index 22a276410001..8027ceb53c58 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -3410,8 +3410,7 @@ static int rtllib_wpa_set_encryption(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 
 		lib80211_crypt_delayed_deinit(&ieee->crypt_info, crypt);
 
-		new_crypt = (struct lib80211_crypt_data *)
-			kmalloc(sizeof(*new_crypt), GFP_KERNEL);
+		new_crypt = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_crypt), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (new_crypt == NULL) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto done;