diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
index 4e4105a..b73ac14 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ struct sk_buff *hci_prepare_cmd(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 	if (!skb)
 		return NULL;
 
-	hdr = (struct hci_command_hdr *) skb_put(skb, HCI_COMMAND_HDR_SIZE);
+	hdr = skb_put(skb, HCI_COMMAND_HDR_SIZE);
 	hdr->opcode = cpu_to_le16(opcode);
 	hdr->plen   = plen;