diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
index 1837cccd993c..db066b368918 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static void ibmpex_bmc_gone(int iface)
 
 static void ibmpex_msg_handler(struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg, void *user_msg_data)
 {
-	struct ibmpex_bmc_data *data = (struct ibmpex_bmc_data *)user_msg_data;
+	struct ibmpex_bmc_data *data = user_msg_data;
 
 	if (msg->msgid != data->tx_msgid) {
 		dev_err(data->bmc_device,