diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
index feddb15bccbe..4b9249195b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static void _rtl92e_read_eeprom_info(struct net_device *dev)
 		priv->eeprom_did = rtl92e_eeprom_read(dev, EEPROM_DID >> 1);
 
 		usValue = rtl92e_eeprom_read(dev,
-					     (u16)(EEPROM_Customer_ID>>1)) >> 8;
+					     (EEPROM_Customer_ID >> 1)) >> 8;
 		priv->eeprom_CustomerID = usValue & 0xff;
 		usValue = rtl92e_eeprom_read(dev,
 					     EEPROM_ICVersion_ChannelPlan>>1);