diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/mrst/mrst.c b/arch/x86/platform/mrst/mrst.c
index e31bcd8f2eeef2af6d2db13b824864b74867767d..a0a0a4389bbd9d5c15ed4ca988259d4ff8c6e117 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/mrst/mrst.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/mrst/mrst.c
@@ -356,8 +356,7 @@ static int __init sfi_parse_gpio(struct sfi_table_header *table)
 	num = SFI_GET_NUM_ENTRIES(sb, struct sfi_gpio_table_entry);
 	pentry = (struct sfi_gpio_table_entry *)sb->pentry;
 
-	gpio_table = (struct sfi_gpio_table_entry *)
-				kmalloc(num * sizeof(*pentry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	gpio_table = kmalloc(num * sizeof(*pentry), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gpio_table)
 		return -1;
 	memcpy(gpio_table, pentry, num * sizeof(*pentry));