diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index 945d6226dc51d..4d7bc95a95d9d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ static void kfd_process_destroy_delayed(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 
 	mmdrop(p->mm);
 
-	work = (struct kfd_process_release_work *)
-		kmalloc(sizeof(struct kfd_process_release_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	work = kmalloc(sizeof(struct kfd_process_release_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	if (work) {
 		INIT_WORK((struct work_struct *) work, kfd_process_wq_release);