diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c
index 023fda3..1c37b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 		int ret;
 		struct urb *urb = priv->urb;
 		struct usbip_header pdu_header;
-		void *iso_buffer = NULL;
+		struct usbip_iso_packet_descriptor *iso_buffer = NULL;
 		struct kvec *iov = NULL;
 		int iovnum = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c
index 57f11f9..ec7a885 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c
@@ -639,28 +639,26 @@
 }
 
 /* must free buffer */
-void *usbip_alloc_iso_desc_pdu(struct urb *urb, ssize_t *bufflen)
+struct usbip_iso_packet_descriptor*
+usbip_alloc_iso_desc_pdu(struct urb *urb, ssize_t *bufflen)
 {
-	void *buff;
 	struct usbip_iso_packet_descriptor *iso;
 	int np = urb->number_of_packets;
 	ssize_t size = np * sizeof(*iso);
 	int i;
 
-	buff = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buff)
+	iso = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!iso)
 		return NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < np; i++) {
-		iso = buff + (i * sizeof(*iso));
-
-		usbip_pack_iso(iso, &urb->iso_frame_desc[i], 1);
-		usbip_iso_packet_correct_endian(iso, 1);
+		usbip_pack_iso(&iso[i], &urb->iso_frame_desc[i], 1);
+		usbip_iso_packet_correct_endian(&iso[i], 1);
 	}
 
 	*bufflen = size;
 
-	return buff;
+	return iso;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbip_alloc_iso_desc_pdu);
 
@@ -703,11 +701,10 @@
 		return -EPIPE;
 	}
 
+	iso = (struct usbip_iso_packet_descriptor *) buff;
 	for (i = 0; i < np; i++) {
-		iso = buff + (i * sizeof(*iso));
-
-		usbip_iso_packet_correct_endian(iso, 0);
-		usbip_pack_iso(iso, &urb->iso_frame_desc[i], 0);
+		usbip_iso_packet_correct_endian(&iso[i], 0);
+		usbip_pack_iso(&iso[i], &urb->iso_frame_desc[i], 0);
 		total_length += urb->iso_frame_desc[i].actual_length;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.h b/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.h
index 5d89c0f..7e6c543 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.h
@@ -320,7 +320,9 @@
 		    int pack);
 void usbip_header_correct_endian(struct usbip_header *pdu, int send);
 
-void *usbip_alloc_iso_desc_pdu(struct urb *urb, ssize_t *bufflen);
+struct usbip_iso_packet_descriptor*
+usbip_alloc_iso_desc_pdu(struct urb *urb, ssize_t *bufflen);
+
 /* some members of urb must be substituted before. */
 int usbip_recv_iso(struct usbip_device *ud, struct urb *urb);
 void usbip_pad_iso(struct usbip_device *ud, struct urb *urb);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_tx.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_tx.c
index 9b437e7..b1f0dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_tx.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 		int ret;
 		struct urb *urb = priv->urb;
 		struct usbip_header pdu_header;
-		void *iso_buffer = NULL;
+		struct usbip_iso_packet_descriptor *iso_buffer = NULL;
 
 		txsize = 0;
 		memset(&pdu_header, 0, sizeof(pdu_header));