diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/mm.h b/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
index 1651d5aa04a6..27f4a619b35d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 /* the upper-most page table pointer */
 extern pmd_t *top_pmd;
 
-#define TOP_PTE(x)	pte_offset_kernel(top_pmd, x)
-
 /*
  * 0xffff8000 to 0xffffffff is reserved for any ARM architecture
  * specific hacks for copying pages efficiently, while 0xffff4000
@@ -20,13 +18,15 @@ extern pmd_t *top_pmd;
 
 static inline void set_top_pte(unsigned long va, pte_t pte)
 {
-	set_pte_ext(TOP_PTE(va), pte, 0);
+	pte_t *ptep = pte_offset_kernel(top_pmd, va);
+	set_pte_ext(ptep, pte, 0);
 	local_flush_tlb_kernel_page(va);
 }
 
 static inline pte_t get_top_pte(unsigned long va)
 {
-	return *TOP_PTE(va);
+	pte_t *ptep = pte_offset_kernel(top_pmd, va);
+	return *ptep;
 }
 
 static inline pmd_t *pmd_off_k(unsigned long virt)