diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
index a5ffe0207c16..05f1389228d2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define access_ok(type, addr, size)		\
-	(__chk_user_ptr(addr),			\
+	(__chk_user_ptr(addr), (void)(type),		\
 	 __access_ok((__force unsigned long)(addr), (size), get_fs()))
 
 /*