diff --git a/libavutil/fixed_dsp.c b/libavutil/fixed_dsp.c
index 6aceaac279..b99fea519e 100644
--- a/libavutil/fixed_dsp.c
+++ b/libavutil/fixed_dsp.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static void vector_fmul_window_fixed_c(int32_t *dst, const int32_t *src0,
 
 AVFixedDSPContext * avpriv_alloc_fixed_dsp(int bit_exact)
 {
-    AVFixedDSPContext * fdsp = (AVFixedDSPContext*)av_malloc(sizeof(AVFixedDSPContext));
+    AVFixedDSPContext * fdsp = av_malloc(sizeof(AVFixedDSPContext));
     fdsp->vector_fmul_window_scaled = vector_fmul_window_fixed_scaled_c;
     fdsp->vector_fmul_window = vector_fmul_window_fixed_c;