diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 7a9e8d3c4a36..c3a8af081880 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void handle_set_ip_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *ip_addr, u8 idx)
 
 	wid.id = (u16)WID_IP_ADDRESS;
 	wid.type = WID_STR;
-	wid.val = (u8 *)ip_addr;
+	wid.val = ip_addr;
 	wid.size = IP_ALEN;
 
 	ret = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif, SET_CFG, &wid, 1,