diff --git a/drivers/staging/ncpfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/inode.c
index 41de88cdc053..bb411610a071 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ static struct kmem_cache * ncp_inode_cachep;
 static struct inode *ncp_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct ncp_inode_info *ei;
-	ei = (struct ncp_inode_info *)kmem_cache_alloc(ncp_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	ei = kmem_cache_alloc(ncp_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ei)
 		return NULL;
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;