diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
index 7d3cc575c361..098de2b35784 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
@@ -1044,8 +1044,7 @@ static long i2o_cfg_ioctl(struct file *fp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 static int cfg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct i2o_cfg_info *tmp =
-	    (struct i2o_cfg_info *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct i2o_cfg_info),
+	struct i2o_cfg_info *tmp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct i2o_cfg_info),
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
 	unsigned long flags;