diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
index 27a78c80e5b1..73d5d72dfc3e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ void mvebu_pmsu_set_cpu_boot_addr(int hw_cpu, void *boot_addr)
 		PMSU_BOOT_ADDR_REDIRECT_OFFSET(hw_cpu));
 }
 
-extern unsigned char mvebu_boot_wa_start;
-extern unsigned char mvebu_boot_wa_end;
+extern unsigned char mvebu_boot_wa_start[];
+extern unsigned char mvebu_boot_wa_end[];
 
 /*
  * This function sets up the boot address workaround needed for SMP
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int mvebu_setup_boot_addr_wa(unsigned int crypto_eng_target,
 			     phys_addr_t resume_addr_reg)
 {
 	void __iomem *sram_virt_base;
-	u32 code_len = &mvebu_boot_wa_end - &mvebu_boot_wa_start;
+	u32 code_len = mvebu_boot_wa_end - mvebu_boot_wa_start;
 
 	mvebu_mbus_del_window(BOOTROM_BASE, BOOTROM_SIZE);
 	mvebu_mbus_add_window_by_id(crypto_eng_target, crypto_eng_attribute,