diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index edf47774b03d..e089f1985fca 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ more:
 static struct inode *
 befs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-        struct befs_inode_info *bi;
-        bi = (struct befs_inode_info *)kmem_cache_alloc(befs_inode_cachep,
-							GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct befs_inode_info *bi;
+
+	bi = kmem_cache_alloc(befs_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!bi)
                 return NULL;
         return &bi->vfs_inode;