diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_serial.c b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_serial.c
index 9f55a83d5ab2..56df8d751765 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_serial.c
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ static int lirc_serial_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	result = devm_request_irq(&dev->dev, irq, lirc_irq_handler,
 			     (share_irq ? IRQF_SHARED : 0),
-			     LIRC_DRIVER_NAME, (void *)&hardware);
+			     LIRC_DRIVER_NAME, &hardware);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		if (result == -EBUSY)
 			dev_err(&dev->dev, "IRQ %d busy\n", irq);