1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index a8239dac994f..06c32a3e3ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ int vc_resize(struct vc_data *vc, unsigned int cols, unsigned int lines)
         if (new_cols == vc->vc_cols && new_rows == vc->vc_rows)
                 return 0;
 
-        newscreen = (unsigned short *) kmalloc(new_screen_size, GFP_USER);
+        newscreen = kmalloc(new_screen_size, GFP_USER);
         if (!newscreen)
                 return -ENOMEM;