diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
index 8af4a8d24cce..abcb3a8589ef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void *rtw_malloc2d(int h, int w, int size)
 {
 	int j;
 
-	void **a = (void **)kzalloc(h*sizeof(void *) + h*w*size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	void **a = kzalloc(h*sizeof(void *) + h*w*size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (a == NULL) {
 		pr_info("%s: alloc memory fail!\n", __func__);
 		return NULL;