diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/init.c b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
index c21d06c7dd7e..f54d59219764 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(arm_dma_zone_size);
  * allocations.  This must be the smallest DMA mask in the system,
  * so a successful GFP_DMA allocation will always satisfy this.
  */
-u32 arm_dma_limit;
+phys_addr_t arm_dma_limit;
 
 static void __init arm_adjust_dma_zone(unsigned long *size, unsigned long *hole,
 	unsigned long dma_size)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/mm.h b/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
index 93dc0c17cdcb..c471436c7952 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern void __flush_dcache_page(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DMA
-extern u32 arm_dma_limit;
+extern phys_addr_t arm_dma_limit;
 #else
 #define arm_dma_limit ((u32)~0)
 #endif