diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
index bac225bb7f64..15bea9a0f260 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ do {								\
 ({								\
 	long __gu_err;						\
 	__long_type(*(ptr)) __gu_val;				\
-	const __typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);	\
+	__typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);	\
 	__chk_user_ptr(ptr);					\
 	if (!is_kernel_addr((unsigned long)__gu_addr))		\
 		might_fault();					\
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ do {								\
 ({									\
 	long __gu_err = -EFAULT;					\
 	__long_type(*(ptr)) __gu_val = 0;				\
-	const __typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);		\
+	__typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);		\
 	might_fault();							\
 	if (access_ok(VERIFY_READ, __gu_addr, (size))) {		\
 		barrier_nospec();					\
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ do {								\
 ({								\
 	long __gu_err;						\
 	__long_type(*(ptr)) __gu_val;				\
-	const __typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);	\
+	__typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);	\
 	__chk_user_ptr(ptr);					\
 	barrier_nospec();					\
 	__get_user_size(__gu_val, __gu_addr, (size), __gu_err);	\