diff --git a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
index d9a09d9637d9..aad16bc9e630 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ static u32 goldfish_cmd_status(struct goldfish_pipe *pipe, u32 cmd)
 	struct goldfish_pipe_dev *dev = pipe->dev;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, flags);
-	gf_write64((u64)(unsigned long)pipe, dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL,
-				dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL_HIGH);
+	gf_write_ptr(pipe, dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL,
+		     dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL_HIGH);
 	writel(cmd, dev->base + PIPE_REG_COMMAND);
 	status = readl(dev->base + PIPE_REG_STATUS);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ static void goldfish_cmd(struct goldfish_pipe *pipe, u32 cmd)
 	struct goldfish_pipe_dev *dev = pipe->dev;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, flags);
-	gf_write64((u64)(unsigned long)pipe, dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL,
-				dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL_HIGH);
+	gf_write_ptr(pipe, dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL,
+		     dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL_HIGH);
 	writel(cmd, dev->base + PIPE_REG_COMMAND);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);
 }
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ static ssize_t goldfish_pipe_read_write(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, irq_flags);
 		if (access_with_param(dev, CMD_WRITE_BUFFER + cmd_offset,
 				address, avail, pipe, &status)) {
-			gf_write64((u64)(unsigned long)pipe,
-				   dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL,
-				   dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL_HIGH);
+			gf_write_ptr(pipe, dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL,
+				     dev->base + PIPE_REG_CHANNEL_HIGH);
 			writel(avail, dev->base + PIPE_REG_SIZE);
-			gf_write64(address, dev->base + PIPE_REG_ADDRESS,
-				dev->base + PIPE_REG_ADDRESS_HIGH);
+			gf_write_ptr((void *)address,
+				     dev->base + PIPE_REG_ADDRESS,
+				     dev->base + PIPE_REG_ADDRESS_HIGH);
 			writel(CMD_WRITE_BUFFER + cmd_offset,
 					dev->base + PIPE_REG_COMMAND);
 			status = readl(dev->base + PIPE_REG_STATUS);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/goldfish/goldfish_audio.c b/drivers/staging/goldfish/goldfish_audio.c
index 702ae04df912..b0927e49d0a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/goldfish/goldfish_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/goldfish/goldfish_audio.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct goldfish_audio {
 #define AUDIO_READ(data, addr)		(readl(data->reg_base + addr))
 #define AUDIO_WRITE(data, addr, x)	(writel(x, data->reg_base + addr))
 #define AUDIO_WRITE64(data, addr, addr2, x)	\
-	(gf_write64((u64)(x), data->reg_base + addr, data->reg_base+addr2))
+	(gf_write_dma_addr((x), data->reg_base + addr, data->reg_base+addr2))
 
 /*
  *  temporary variable used between goldfish_audio_probe() and
diff --git a/drivers/staging/goldfish/goldfish_nand.c b/drivers/staging/goldfish/goldfish_nand.c
index 213877a2c430..66ae48fcc2b2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/goldfish/goldfish_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/goldfish/goldfish_nand.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static u32 goldfish_nand_cmd(struct mtd_info *mtd, enum nand_cmd cmd,
 		writel((u32)(addr >> 32), base + NAND_ADDR_HIGH);
 		writel((u32)addr, base + NAND_ADDR_LOW);
 		writel(len, base + NAND_TRANSFER_SIZE);
-		gf_write64((u64)ptr, base + NAND_DATA, base + NAND_DATA_HIGH);
+		gf_write_ptr(ptr, base + NAND_DATA, base + NAND_DATA_HIGH);
 		writel(cmd, base + NAND_COMMAND);
 		rv = readl(base + NAND_RESULT);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/goldfish.c b/drivers/tty/goldfish.c
index 0655fecf8240..0f82c0b146f6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/goldfish.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/goldfish.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void goldfish_tty_do_write(int line, const char *buf, unsigned count)
 	struct goldfish_tty *qtty = &goldfish_ttys[line];
 	void __iomem *base = qtty->base;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qtty->lock, irq_flags);
-	gf_write64((u64)buf, base + GOLDFISH_TTY_DATA_PTR,
+	gf_write_ptr(buf, base + GOLDFISH_TTY_DATA_PTR,
 				base + GOLDFISH_TTY_DATA_PTR_HIGH);
 	writel(count, base + GOLDFISH_TTY_DATA_LEN);
 	writel(GOLDFISH_TTY_CMD_WRITE_BUFFER, base + GOLDFISH_TTY_CMD);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static irqreturn_t goldfish_tty_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	count = tty_prepare_flip_string(&qtty->port, &buf, count);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qtty->lock, irq_flags);
-	gf_write64((u64)buf, base + GOLDFISH_TTY_DATA_PTR,
+	gf_write_ptr(buf, base + GOLDFISH_TTY_DATA_PTR,
 				base + GOLDFISH_TTY_DATA_PTR_HIGH);
 	writel(count, base + GOLDFISH_TTY_DATA_LEN);
 	writel(GOLDFISH_TTY_CMD_READ_BUFFER, base + GOLDFISH_TTY_CMD);
diff --git a/include/linux/goldfish.h b/include/linux/goldfish.h
index 569236e6b2bc..93e080b39cf6 100644
--- a/include/linux/goldfish.h
+++ b/include/linux/goldfish.h
@@ -3,13 +3,24 @@
 
 /* Helpers for Goldfish virtual platform */
 
-static inline void gf_write64(unsigned long data,
-		void __iomem *portl, void __iomem *porth)
+static inline void gf_write_ptr(const void *ptr, void __iomem *portl,
+				void __iomem *porth)
 {
-	writel((u32)data, portl);
+	writel((u32)(unsigned long)ptr, portl);
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	writel(data>>32, porth);
+	writel((unsigned long)ptr >> 32, porth);
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline void gf_write_dma_addr(const dma_addr_t addr,
+				     void __iomem *portl,
+				     void __iomem *porth)
+{
+	writel((u32)addr, portl);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	writel(addr >> 32, porth);
+#endif
+}
+
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_GOLDFISH_H */