diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-cpc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-cpc.c
index 11964501c4b0..e05aca41e087 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-cpc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-cpc.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(unsigned long, cpc_core_lock_flags);
 
 phys_addr_t __weak mips_cpc_phys_base(void)
 {
-	u32 cpc_base;
+	unsigned long cpc_base;
 
 	if (!mips_cm_present())
 		return 0;