diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index 0d73a999983d..3a89ab73f668 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static inline int qeth_alloc_cq(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 		card->qdio.no_in_queues = 2;
 
-		card->qdio.out_bufstates = (struct qdio_outbuf_state *)
+		card->qdio.out_bufstates =
 			kzalloc(card->qdio.no_out_queues *
 				QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q *
 				sizeof(struct qdio_outbuf_state), GFP_KERNEL);