diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 1c2e46c..eaee00c 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize the endpoint hash table.  */
 	sctp_ep_hashsize = 64;
-	sctp_ep_hashtable = (struct sctp_hashbucket *)
+	sctp_ep_hashtable =
 		kmalloc(64 * sizeof(struct sctp_hashbucket), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sctp_ep_hashtable) {
 		pr_err("Failed endpoint_hash alloc\n");