diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h
index 759597bf0fd8..a3e8ecd48dc7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define _ASM_POWERPC_SECURITY_FEATURES_H
 
 
-extern unsigned long powerpc_security_features;
+extern u64 powerpc_security_features;
 extern bool rfi_flush;
 
 /* These are bit flags */
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ void setup_stf_barrier(void);
 void do_stf_barrier_fixups(enum stf_barrier_type types);
 void setup_count_cache_flush(void);
 
-static inline void security_ftr_set(unsigned long feature)
+static inline void security_ftr_set(u64 feature)
 {
 	powerpc_security_features |= feature;
 }
 
-static inline void security_ftr_clear(unsigned long feature)
+static inline void security_ftr_clear(u64 feature)
 {
 	powerpc_security_features &= ~feature;
 }
 
-static inline bool security_ftr_enabled(unsigned long feature)
+static inline bool security_ftr_enabled(u64 feature)
 {
 	return !!(powerpc_security_features & feature);
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
index ad7f4bf8447c..a3021e6faed8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
 
-unsigned long powerpc_security_features __read_mostly = SEC_FTR_DEFAULT;
+u64 powerpc_security_features __read_mostly = SEC_FTR_DEFAULT;
 
 enum count_cache_flush_type {
 	COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE	= 0x1,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ device_initcall(barrier_nospec_debugfs_init);
 static __init int security_feature_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	debugfs_create_x64("security_features", 0400, powerpc_debugfs_root,
-			   (u64 *)&powerpc_security_features);
+			   &powerpc_security_features);
 	return 0;
 }
 device_initcall(security_feature_debugfs_init);