diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 80ca932..a4f6f57 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@
 				goto out_free_file;
 
 			retval = -ENOMEM;
-			elf_interpreter = (char *) kmalloc(elf_ppnt->p_filesz,
+			elf_interpreter = kmalloc(elf_ppnt->p_filesz,
 							   GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!elf_interpreter)
 				goto out_free_file;