diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index 7ba5e49..39fdbcc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	pss = (union acpi_object *)buffer.pointer;
+	pss = buffer.pointer;
 	if (!pss || (pss->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Invalid _PSS data\n");
 		result = -EFAULT;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 
 static int acpi_processor_perf_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 {
-	struct acpi_processor *pr = (struct acpi_processor *)seq->private;
+	struct acpi_processor *pr = seq->private;
 	int i;
 
 
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@
 				 size_t count, loff_t * data)
 {
 	int result = 0;
-	struct seq_file *m = (struct seq_file *)file->private_data;
-	struct acpi_processor *pr = (struct acpi_processor *)m->private;
+	struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
+	struct acpi_processor *pr = m->private;
 	struct acpi_processor_performance *perf;
 	char state_string[12] = { '\0' };
 	unsigned int new_state = 0;
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	psd = (union acpi_object *) buffer.pointer;
+	psd = buffer.pointer;
 	if (!psd || (psd->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE)) {
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ERROR, "Invalid _PSD data\n"));
 		result = -EFAULT;