diff --git a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
index 787a8f134677c0a1b7f0f8ab17778bb267dd247a..fa455996ad8fb30b46004f16bf4feaa2f7a76efc 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void cpm_uart_freebuf(struct uart_cpm_port *pinfo)
 int __init cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_SMC1) || defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_SMC2)
-	u32 addr;
+	u16 *addr;
 #endif
 	pr_debug("CPM uart[-]:init portdesc\n");