diff --git a/libraries/net/lwip/lwip-sys/arch/sys_arch.c b/libraries/net/lwip/lwip-sys/arch/sys_arch.c
index b7a8eea25a..331b0a2257 100644
--- a/libraries/net/lwip/lwip-sys/arch/sys_arch.c
+++ b/libraries/net/lwip/lwip-sys/arch/sys_arch.c
@@ -427,11 +427,7 @@ sys_thread_t sys_thread_new(const char *pcName,
     t->def.tpriority = (osPriority)priority;
     t->def.stacksize = stacksize;
 #ifndef __MBED_CMSIS_RTOS_CA9
-    #if defined (__ICCARM__)
     t->def.stack_pointer = (uint32_t*)malloc(stacksize);
-    #else
-    t->def.stack_pointer = (unsigned char*)malloc(stacksize);
-    #endif
     if (t->def.stack_pointer == NULL) {
       error("Error allocating the stack memory");
     }