diff --git a/drivers/net/skfp/ess.c b/drivers/net/skfp/ess.c
index 889f987246104a7765930e2b953e4c0826d9e2e3..a85efcfd9d0ecd71839b6dafc6ca40c19d178818 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skfp/ess.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skfp/ess.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static void ess_send_response(struct s_smc *smc, struct smt_header *sm,
 	chg->path.para.p_type = SMT_P320B ;
 	chg->path.para.p_len = sizeof(struct smt_p_320b) - PARA_LEN ;
 	chg->path.mib_index = SBAPATHINDEX ;
-	chg->path.path_pad = (u_short)NULL ;
+	chg->path.path_pad = 0;
 	chg->path.path_index = PRIMARY_RING ;
 
 	/* set P320F */
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void ess_send_alc_req(struct s_smc *smc)
 	req->path.para.p_type = SMT_P320B ;
 	req->path.para.p_len = sizeof(struct smt_p_320b) - PARA_LEN ;
 	req->path.mib_index = SBAPATHINDEX ;
-	req->path.path_pad = (u_short)NULL ;
+	req->path.path_pad = 0;
 	req->path.path_index = PRIMARY_RING ;
 
 	/* set P0017 */
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static void ess_send_alc_req(struct s_smc *smc)
 	/* set P19 */
 	req->a_addr.para.p_type = SMT_P0019 ;
 	req->a_addr.para.p_len = sizeof(struct smt_p_0019) - PARA_LEN ;
-	req->a_addr.sba_pad = (u_short)NULL ;
+	req->a_addr.sba_pad = 0;
 	req->a_addr.alloc_addr = null_addr ;
 
 	/* set P1A */