diff --git a/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozhcd.c b/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozhcd.c
index 8a52feb6e72e..3d03e9255831 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozhcd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozhcd.c
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ static void oz_get_hub_descriptor(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 	memset(desc, 0, sizeof(*desc));
 	desc->bDescriptorType = 0x29;
 	desc->bDescLength = 9;
-	desc->wHubCharacteristics = (__force __u16)cpu_to_le16(0x0001);
+	desc->wHubCharacteristics = cpu_to_le16(0x0001);
 	desc->bNbrPorts = OZ_NB_PORTS;
 }