diff --git a/drivers/net/cnic.c b/drivers/net/cnic.c
index e66c3d9..5533b15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnic.c
@@ -4318,7 +4318,7 @@
 	val = BNX2_L2CTX_CMD_TYPE_TYPE_L2 | (8 << 16);
 	cnic_ctx_wr(dev, cid_addr, offset1, val);
 
-	txbd = (struct tx_bd *) udev->l2_ring;
+	txbd = udev->l2_ring;
 
 	buf_map = udev->l2_buf_map;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TX_DESC_CNT; i++, txbd++) {
@@ -4377,7 +4377,7 @@
 		val = BNX2_L2CTX_L2_STATUSB_NUM(sb_id);
 	cnic_ctx_wr(dev, cid_addr, BNX2_L2CTX_HOST_BDIDX, val);
 
-	rxbd = (struct rx_bd *) (udev->l2_ring + BCM_PAGE_SIZE);
+	rxbd = udev->l2_ring + BCM_PAGE_SIZE;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_RX_DESC_CNT; i++, rxbd++) {
 		dma_addr_t buf_map;
 		int n = (i % cp->l2_rx_ring_size) + 1;