diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c b/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
index 71f99d2a22c1..0626927251bb 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ltr501_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 
 	if (mask & LTR501_STATUS_ALS_RDY) {
 		ret = regmap_bulk_read(data->regmap, LTR501_ALS_DATA1,
-				       (u8 *)als_buf, sizeof(als_buf));
+				       als_buf, sizeof(als_buf));
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		if (test_bit(0, indio_dev->active_scan_mask))