1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_print.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_print.c
index 84a78903b3..aac1f4229a 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_print.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_print.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ EC_POINT_point2hex(const EC_GROUP * group, const EC_POINT * point,
                 free(buf);
                 return NULL;
         }
-        ret = (char *) malloc(buf_len * 2 + 2);
+        ret = malloc(buf_len * 2 + 2);
         if (ret == NULL) {
                 free(buf);
                 return NULL;