diff --git a/library/asn1parse.c b/library/asn1parse.c
index 7e8fc32..9c47ba3 100644
--- a/library/asn1parse.c
+++ b/library/asn1parse.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
         /* Allocate and assign next pointer */
         if( *p < end )
         {
-            cur->next = (asn1_sequence *) polarssl_malloc(
+            cur->next = polarssl_malloc(
                  sizeof( asn1_sequence ) );
 
             if( cur->next == NULL )