diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index f8688ea..3b234d4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 		struct nfs_fattr res;
 	} *ptr;
 
-	ptr = (struct unlinkxdr *)kmalloc(sizeof(*ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(*ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ptr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	ptr->arg.fh = NFS_FH(dir->d_inode);