1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sh/drivers/dma/dma-api.c b/arch/sh/drivers/dma/dma-api.c
index 76ed816d9a24..727126e907e3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/drivers/dma/dma-api.c
+++ b/arch/sh/drivers/dma/dma-api.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ int register_dmac(struct dma_info *info)
 
         BUG_ON((info->flags & DMAC_CHANNELS_CONFIGURED) && !info->channels);
 
-        info->pdev = platform_device_register_simple((char *)info->name, -1,
+        info->pdev = platform_device_register_simple(info->name, -1,
                                                      NULL, 0);
         if (IS_ERR(info->pdev))
                 return PTR_ERR(info->pdev);