diff --git a/net/tipc/discover.c b/net/tipc/discover.c
index 2b84412..ee94de9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/discover.c
+++ b/net/tipc/discover.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 {
 	struct link_req *req;
 
-	req = (struct link_req *)kmalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	req = kmalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!req)
 		return NULL;