diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.c b/fs/ext2/acl.c
index da52b4a..7c420b8 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.c
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
 	size_t n;
 
 	*size = ext2_acl_size(acl->a_count);
-	ext_acl = (ext2_acl_header *)kmalloc(sizeof(ext2_acl_header) +
-		acl->a_count * sizeof(ext2_acl_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ext_acl = kmalloc(sizeof(ext2_acl_header) + acl->a_count *
+			sizeof(ext2_acl_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ext_acl)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	ext_acl->a_version = cpu_to_le32(EXT2_ACL_VERSION);