diff --git a/arch/ia64/ia32/ia32priv.h b/arch/ia64/ia32/ia32priv.h
index 703a67c934f84c6619bfa7693c247eb9fca6e143..cfa0bc0026b5dd42b283242dfb13effc0e71ca7f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/ia32/ia32priv.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/ia32/ia32priv.h
@@ -330,8 +330,6 @@ struct old_linux32_dirent {
 void ia64_elf32_init(struct pt_regs *regs);
 #define ELF_PLAT_INIT(_r, load_addr)	ia64_elf32_init(_r)
 
-#define elf_addr_t	u32
-
 /* This macro yields a bitmask that programs can use to figure out
    what instruction set this CPU supports.  */
 #define ELF_HWCAP	0
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfn32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfn32.c
index 4a9f1ecefaf2225f3a60a2f402cfc1328d6fb93a..9b34238d41c09d7a91887469fc3ff02eef223704 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfn32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfn32.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ struct elf_prpsinfo32
 	char	pr_psargs[ELF_PRARGSZ];	/* initial part of arg list */
 };
 
-#define elf_addr_t	u32
 #define elf_caddr_t	u32
 #define init_elf_binfmt init_elfn32_binfmt
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c
index e318137798958bc03bcf3069b92829d816923cff..993f7ec70f3544cbef175b600fdd71624e1099d8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ struct elf_prpsinfo32
 	char	pr_psargs[ELF_PRARGSZ];	/* initial part of arg list */
 };
 
-#define elf_addr_t	u32
 #define elf_caddr_t	u32
 #define init_elf_binfmt init_elf32_binfmt
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/irixelf.c b/arch/mips/kernel/irixelf.c
index ab12c8f0151852e74a66f781fe875ffc362b2368..a82fae221ce4b7a6ae7ab1650392287c54d042eb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/irixelf.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/irixelf.c
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ static struct linux_binfmt irix_format = {
 	irix_core_dump, PAGE_SIZE
 };
 
-#ifndef elf_addr_t
-#define elf_addr_t unsigned long
-#endif
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 /* Debugging routines. */
 static char *get_elf_p_type(Elf32_Word p_type)
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
index 1e64e7b88110157df77334416f7d8a703bea4449..ecb10a4f63c6af15324cb7343951701b04aaba1f 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ struct elf_prpsinfo32
 	char	pr_psargs[ELF_PRARGSZ];	/* initial part of arg list */
 };
 
-#define elf_addr_t	unsigned int
 #define init_elf_binfmt init_elf32_binfmt
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  ("PARISC32\0")
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c b/arch/s390/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
index 9565a2dcfadcda474a4d5820a2a642d517c56be5..5c46054195cb29e484d9e9bb0c9c072f7fd91222 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ struct elf_prpsinfo32
 
 #include <linux/highuid.h>
 
-#define elf_addr_t	u32
 /*
 #define init_elf_binfmt init_elf32_binfmt
 */
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
index a98f3ae175a343e48c88977e83fc2c3f96e04865..9ad84ff10a177320a2bfaf3d30f553380c9d042e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ cputime_to_compat_timeval(const cputime_t cputime, struct compat_timeval *value)
 	value->tv_sec = jiffies / HZ;
 }
 
-#define elf_addr_t	u32
 #undef start_thread
 #define start_thread start_thread32
 #define init_elf_binfmt init_elf32_binfmt
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c b/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c
index 932a62ad6c837085526e237c5552cdfb85464230..543ef4f405e9b9589062e97d2ace859e27fbef83 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Eric Youngdale, Andi Kleen");
 #undef MODULE_DESCRIPTION
 #undef MODULE_AUTHOR
 
-#define elf_addr_t __u32
-
 static void elf32_init(struct pt_regs *);
 
 #define ARCH_HAS_SETUP_ADDITIONAL_PAGES 1
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 68e20d5bfe1b63b415f2e48c315c1636f45bb9ca..14ea630a857c62779e6b0b42df96c6f66f6fcc3f 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs);
 static int load_elf_library(struct file *);
 static unsigned long elf_map (struct file *, unsigned long, struct elf_phdr *, int, int);
 
-#ifndef elf_addr_t
-#define elf_addr_t unsigned long
-#endif
-
 /*
  * If we don't support core dumping, then supply a NULL so we
  * don't even try.
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index f86d5c9ce5ebda5eaf4c94fbd441dd770a24b9c4..ed9a61c6beb33a3132594e8322dd26d4af107301 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 
 typedef char *elf_caddr_t;
-#ifndef elf_addr_t
-#define elf_addr_t unsigned long
-#endif
 
 #if 0
 #define kdebug(fmt, ...) printk("FDPIC "fmt"\n" ,##__VA_ARGS__ )
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
index b5436642a109085e00edb4bf06710c4cbd2777bb..d36426c01b6b95efe784c7d567b5f58a2212ecbf 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
@@ -124,12 +124,10 @@ typedef elf_greg_t32 elf_gregset_t32[ELF_NGREG];
 # define ELF_DATA	ELFDATA2MSB
   typedef elf_greg_t64 elf_greg_t;
   typedef elf_gregset_t64 elf_gregset_t;
-# define elf_addr_t unsigned long
 #else
   /* Assumption: ELF_ARCH == EM_PPC and ELF_CLASS == ELFCLASS32 */
   typedef elf_greg_t32 elf_greg_t;
   typedef elf_gregset_t32 elf_gregset_t;
-# define elf_addr_t __u32
 #endif /* ELF_ARCH */
 
 /* Floating point registers */
diff --git a/include/linux/elf.h b/include/linux/elf.h
index 743d5c8e6d365ff1dfd52e12c3f74258c56d2753..b403516d5c3d75944d45354b1459b9b1f332caa1 100644
--- a/include/linux/elf.h
+++ b/include/linux/elf.h
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ extern Elf32_Dyn _DYNAMIC [];
 #define elfhdr		elf32_hdr
 #define elf_phdr	elf32_phdr
 #define elf_note	elf32_note
+#define elf_addr_t	Elf32_Off
 
 #else
 
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ extern Elf64_Dyn _DYNAMIC [];
 #define elfhdr		elf64_hdr
 #define elf_phdr	elf64_phdr
 #define elf_note	elf64_note
+#define elf_addr_t	Elf64_Off
 
 #endif