diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_netdev.c b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_netdev.c
index 1aa61dbdb79..e2a7ad05e54 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_netdev.c
@@ -1905,8 +1905,8 @@ int wl_rx_dma( struct net_device *dev )
     DBG_FUNC("wl_rx")
     DBG_PARAM(DbgInfo, "dev", "%s (0x%p)", dev->name, dev);
 
-    if((( lp = (struct wl_private *)dev->priv ) != NULL ) &&
-          !( lp->flags & WVLAN2_UIL_BUSY )) {
+    if((( lp = dev->priv ) != NULL ) &&
+	!( lp->flags & WVLAN2_UIL_BUSY )) {
 
 #ifdef USE_RTS
         if( lp->useRTS == 1 ) {