diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h
index d91357bca5b..4653c77bf9d 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static inline void set_eiem(unsigned long val)
    ldcd). */
 
 #define __PA_LDCW_ALIGNMENT	4
-#define __ldcw_align(a) ((volatile unsigned int *)a)
+#define __ldcw_align(a) (&(a)->slock)
 #define __LDCW	"ldcw,co"
 
 #endif /*!CONFIG_PA20*/