diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c
index 6ae39e3..d00dde1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 {
 	struct usb_lcd *dev;
 
-	dev = (struct usb_lcd *)file->private_data;
+	dev = file->private_data;
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 	int retval = 0;
 	int bytes_read;
 
-	dev = (struct usb_lcd *)file->private_data;
+	dev = file->private_data;
 
 	/* do a blocking bulk read to get data from the device */
 	retval = usb_bulk_msg(dev->udev, 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 	u16 bcdDevice;
 	char buf[30];
 
-	dev = (struct usb_lcd *)file->private_data;
+	dev = file->private_data;
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 	struct urb *urb = NULL;
 	char *buf = NULL;
 	
-	dev = (struct usb_lcd *)file->private_data;
+	dev = file->private_data;
 	
 	/* verify that we actually have some data to write */
 	if (count == 0)