diff --git a/src/standard.c b/src/standard.c
index 2fe92ba..a4d2097 100644
--- a/src/standard.c
+++ b/src/standard.c
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@
 	while (len < n && src[len])
 		len++;
 
-	ret = (char *)malloc(len + 1);
+	ret = malloc(len + 1);
 	if (!ret)
 		return ret;
 	memcpy(ret, src, len);