diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index a2325bc5e497..f28b45856d66 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ static struct platform_driver cmos_platform_driver = {
 	.remove		= __exit_p(cmos_platform_remove),
 	.shutdown	= cmos_platform_shutdown,
 	.driver = {
-		.name		= (char *) driver_name,
+		.name		= driver_name,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 		.pm		= &cmos_pm_ops,
 #endif