1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hv/connection.c b/drivers/hv/connection.c
index 19e046820fda..ced041899456 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/connection.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ int vmbus_post_msg(void *buffer, size_t buflen, bool can_sleep)
                          * HV_STATUS_INVALID_CONNECTION_ID and we should
                          * return an error immediately without retrying.
                          */
-                        hdr = (struct vmbus_channel_message_header *)buffer;
+                        hdr = buffer;
                         if (hdr->msgtype == CHANNELMSG_INITIATE_CONTACT)
                                 return -EINVAL;
                         /*