diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
index dd9ba4a..0e94fbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@
 	if (priv->snapshot[0])
 		return 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < 0x30; i++) {
-		priv->snapshot[i] = (u8 *) kmalloc(0x1000, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		priv->snapshot[i] = kmalloc(0x1000, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!priv->snapshot[i]) {
 			IPW_DEBUG_INFO("%s: Error allocating snapshot "
 				       "buffer %d\n", priv->net_dev->name, i);