diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 47aade2a5e741ade190022342590c363316514d7..8d989b1d3dc5f2e62b79afe7edf0b61fe9d4d3aa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ int usb_register_device_driver(struct usb_device_driver *new_udriver,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	new_udriver->drvwrap.for_devices = 1;
-	new_udriver->drvwrap.driver.name = (char *) new_udriver->name;
+	new_udriver->drvwrap.driver.name = new_udriver->name;
 	new_udriver->drvwrap.driver.bus = &usb_bus_type;
 	new_udriver->drvwrap.driver.probe = usb_probe_device;
 	new_udriver->drvwrap.driver.remove = usb_unbind_device;
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	new_driver->drvwrap.for_devices = 0;
-	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.name = (char *) new_driver->name;
+	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.name = new_driver->name;
 	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.bus = &usb_bus_type;
 	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.probe = usb_probe_interface;
 	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.remove = usb_unbind_interface;