diff --git a/sound/oss/sb_midi.c b/sound/oss/sb_midi.c
index 2e3bc04..8b79670 100644
--- a/sound/oss/sb_midi.c
+++ b/sound/oss/sb_midi.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 	std_midi_synth.midi_dev = devc->my_mididev = dev;
-	midi_devs[dev] = (struct midi_operations *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct midi_operations), GFP_KERNEL);
+	midi_devs[dev] = kmalloc(sizeof(struct midi_operations), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (midi_devs[dev] == NULL)
 	{
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Sound Blaster:  failed to allocate MIDI memory.\n");
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 	midi_devs[dev]->devc = devc;
 
 
-	midi_devs[dev]->converter = (struct synth_operations *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct synth_operations), GFP_KERNEL);
+	midi_devs[dev]->converter = kmalloc(sizeof(struct synth_operations), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (midi_devs[dev]->converter == NULL)
 	{
 		  printk(KERN_WARNING "Sound Blaster:  failed to allocate MIDI memory.\n");