diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index f946de23fe76233103086b5e7aab36667d9e1fb6..731077d8d96207abbc0856fb6636875bbbc9aaa0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ int netxen_alloc_sw_resources(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 			break;
 
 		}
-		rds_ring->rx_buf_arr = (struct netxen_rx_buffer *)
-			vzalloc(RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
+		rds_ring->rx_buf_arr = vzalloc(RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
 		if (rds_ring->rx_buf_arr == NULL) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed to allocate "
 				"rx buffer ring %d\n",