diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
index 750c0f99e86f..3d60c69b20e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int zd_ioread32v_locked(struct zd_chip *chip, u32 *values, const zd_addr_t *addr
 {
 	int r;
 	int i;
-	zd_addr_t *a16 = (zd_addr_t *)NULL;
+	zd_addr_t *a16;
 	u16 *v16;
 	unsigned int count16;