diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index d007ec18179a..4e82b692298e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -6657,8 +6657,7 @@ static int hpsa_big_passthru_ioctl(struct ctlr_info *h, void __user *argp)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
 		return -EPERM;
-	ioc = (BIG_IOCTL_Command_struct *)
-	    kmalloc(sizeof(*ioc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ioc = kmalloc(sizeof(*ioc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ioc) {
 		status = -ENOMEM;
 		goto cleanup1;