diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index e0344f6..5b3076e 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 				goto error;
 
 			/* read the name of the interpreter into memory */
-			interpreter_name = (char *) kmalloc(phdr->p_filesz, GFP_KERNEL);
+			interpreter_name = kmalloc(phdr->p_filesz, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!interpreter_name)
 				goto error;