diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/tqm8xxl.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/tqm8xxl.c
index 60146984f4be..c08e140d40ed 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/tqm8xxl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/tqm8xxl.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static int __init init_tqm_mtd(void)
 			goto error_mem;
 		}
 
-		map_banks[idx]->name = (char *)kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
+		map_banks[idx]->name = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 		if (!map_banks[idx]->name) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;