diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index 1182d1e26a9c..086cd0a61e80 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache * minix_inode_cachep;
 static struct inode *minix_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct minix_inode_info *ei;
-	ei = (struct minix_inode_info *)kmem_cache_alloc(minix_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	ei = kmem_cache_alloc(minix_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ei)
 		return NULL;
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;