diff --git a/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vfsops.c b/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vfsops.c
index 9d4a9588fed..dde69d44492 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vfsops.c
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ nullfs_mount(struct mount *mp)
 		return (EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	xmp = (struct null_mount *) malloc(sizeof(struct null_mount),
-	    M_NULLFSMNT, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
+	xmp = malloc(sizeof(struct null_mount), M_NULLFSMNT,
+	    M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 
 	/*
 	 * Save pointer to underlying FS and the reference to the