diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
index 25854abc95f8a2cdfd9d78e57309e7fea6bc6f76..72e775bf31e6008b9392e5bfc5921ec553259049 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ static inline uint64_t cvmx_build_bits(uint64_t high_bit,
 
 /**
  * Convert a memory pointer (void*) into a hardware compatible
- * memory address (uint64_t). Octeon hardware widgets don't
+ * memory address (phys_addr_t). Octeon hardware widgets don't
  * understand logical addresses.
  *
  * @ptr:    C style memory pointer
  * Returns Hardware physical address
  */
-static inline uint64_t cvmx_ptr_to_phys(void *ptr)
+static inline phys_addr_t cvmx_ptr_to_phys(void *ptr)
 {
 	if (sizeof(void *) == 8) {
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
index 3f8e5713b8a850f06f9f15de63431105dc1f8442..7a02e59e283fbae84f49af366616a4e13ea24f8a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ static inline void *cvmx_phys_to_ptr(uint64_t physical_address)
 	return (void *)(uintptr_t)(physical_address);
 }
 
-static inline uint64_t cvmx_ptr_to_phys(void *ptr)
+static inline phys_addr_t cvmx_ptr_to_phys(void *ptr)
 {
 	return (unsigned long)ptr;
 }