diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c
index 6d95148..816f42e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@
 	char *p2;
 	struct debug_data *d = (struct debug_data *)f->private_data;
 
-	pdata = (char *)kmalloc(cnt, GFP_KERNEL);
+	pdata = kmalloc(cnt, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (pdata == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/ethtool.c
index ec99cb8..d793d84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/ethtool.c
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@
 
 //      mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
-	adapter->prdeeprom =
-		    (char *)kmalloc(eeprom->len+sizeof(regctrl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	adapter->prdeeprom = kmalloc(eeprom->len+sizeof(regctrl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->prdeeprom)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	memcpy(adapter->prdeeprom, &regctrl, sizeof(regctrl));