diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index 28a2d80..bff4f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	new_value = bond_parse_parm((char *)buf, bond_mode_tbl);
+	new_value = bond_parse_parm(buf, bond_mode_tbl);
 	if (new_value < 0)  {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
 		       ": %s: Ignoring invalid mode value %.*s.\n",
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	new_value = bond_parse_parm((char *)buf, xmit_hashtype_tbl);
+	new_value = bond_parse_parm(buf, xmit_hashtype_tbl);
 	if (new_value < 0)  {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
 		       ": %s: Ignoring invalid xmit hash policy value %.*s.\n",
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
 	int new_value;
 	struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
-	new_value = bond_parse_parm((char *)buf, arp_validate_tbl);
+	new_value = bond_parse_parm(buf, arp_validate_tbl);
 	if (new_value < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
 		       ": %s: Ignoring invalid arp_validate value %s\n",
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	new_value = bond_parse_parm((char *)buf, bond_lacp_tbl);
+	new_value = bond_parse_parm(buf, bond_lacp_tbl);
 
 	if ((new_value == 1) || (new_value == 0)) {
 		bond->params.lacp_fast = new_value;