diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm/kernel/topology.c
index 5b9faba03afb..3a4dde081c13 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/topology.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void __init parse_dt_topology(void)
 				 GFP_NOWAIT);
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		const u32 *rate;
+		const __be32 *rate;
 		int len;
 
 		/* too early to use cpu->of_node */