diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
index e89ca4546114..bab12bdb753f 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ struct dummy {
  */
 static int shadow_leak_ctor(void *obj, void *shadow_data, void *ctor_data)
 {
-	void **shadow_leak = shadow_data;
-	void *leak = ctor_data;
+	int **shadow_leak = shadow_data;
+	int *leak = ctor_data;
 
 	*shadow_leak = leak;
 	return 0;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int shadow_leak_ctor(void *obj, void *shadow_data, void *ctor_data)
 static struct dummy *livepatch_fix1_dummy_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct dummy *d;
-	void *leak;
+	int *leak;
 
 	d = kzalloc(sizeof(*d), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!d)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static struct dummy *livepatch_fix1_dummy_alloc(void)
 	 * variable.  A patched dummy_free routine can later fetch this
 	 * pointer to handle resource release.
 	 */
-	leak = kzalloc(sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+	leak = kzalloc(sizeof(*leak), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!leak) {
 		kfree(d);
 		return NULL;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static struct dummy *livepatch_fix1_dummy_alloc(void)
 static void livepatch_fix1_dummy_leak_dtor(void *obj, void *shadow_data)
 {
 	void *d = obj;
-	void **shadow_leak = shadow_data;
+	int **shadow_leak = shadow_data;
 
 	kfree(*shadow_leak);
 	pr_info("%s: dummy @ %p, prevented leak @ %p\n",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void livepatch_fix1_dummy_leak_dtor(void *obj, void *shadow_data)
 
 static void livepatch_fix1_dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
 {
-	void **shadow_leak;
+	int **shadow_leak;
 
 	/*
 	 * Patch: fetch the saved SV_LEAK shadow variable, detach and
diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
index 50d223b82e8b..29fe5cd42047 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static bool livepatch_fix2_dummy_check(struct dummy *d, unsigned long jiffies)
 static void livepatch_fix2_dummy_leak_dtor(void *obj, void *shadow_data)
 {
 	void *d = obj;
-	void **shadow_leak = shadow_data;
+	int **shadow_leak = shadow_data;
 
 	kfree(*shadow_leak);
 	pr_info("%s: dummy @ %p, prevented leak @ %p\n",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void livepatch_fix2_dummy_leak_dtor(void *obj, void *shadow_data)
 
 static void livepatch_fix2_dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
 {
-	void **shadow_leak;
+	int **shadow_leak;
 	int *shadow_count;
 
 	/* Patch: copy the memory leak patch from the fix1 module. */
diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
index ecfe83a943a7..7e753b0d2fa6 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct dummy {
 static __used noinline struct dummy *dummy_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct dummy *d;
-	void *leak;
+	int *leak;
 
 	d = kzalloc(sizeof(*d), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!d)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static __used noinline struct dummy *dummy_alloc(void)
 		msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * EXPIRE_PERIOD);
 
 	/* Oops, forgot to save leak! */
-	leak = kzalloc(sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+	leak = kzalloc(sizeof(*leak), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!leak) {
 		kfree(d);
 		return NULL;