1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/ex_data.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/ex_data.c
index 5cd01c72d1..62da76fd0e 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/ex_data.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/ex_data.c
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ def_add_index(EX_CLASS_ITEM *item, long argl, void *argp,
     CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func, CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func, CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func)
 {
         int toret = -1;
-        CRYPTO_EX_DATA_FUNCS *a = (CRYPTO_EX_DATA_FUNCS *)malloc(
-            sizeof(CRYPTO_EX_DATA_FUNCS));
+        CRYPTO_EX_DATA_FUNCS *a = malloc(sizeof(CRYPTO_EX_DATA_FUNCS));
+
         if (!a) {
                 CRYPTOerr(CRYPTO_F_DEF_ADD_INDEX, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
                 return -1;