1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_key.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_key.c
index 1d727ec77d..d0c35bbd22 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_key.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_key.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ EC_KEY_new(void)
 {
         EC_KEY *ret;
 
-        ret = (EC_KEY *) malloc(sizeof(EC_KEY));
+        ret = malloc(sizeof(EC_KEY));
         if (ret == NULL) {
                 ECerr(EC_F_EC_KEY_NEW, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
                 return (NULL);