diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
index 013a6240f193..d8ed9a05789c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(wlandevice_t *wlandev, void *msgp)
 
 	int count;
 
-	req = (struct p80211msg_dot11req_scan_results *) msgp;
+	req = msgp;
 
 	req->resultcode.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;