diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/sn/arch.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/sn/arch.h
index 7caa1f44cd95..f5f493b0c077 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/sn/arch.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/sn/arch.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sn_hub_info_s, __sn_hub_info);
  * Compact node ID to nasid mappings kept in the per-cpu data areas of each
  * cpu.
  */
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(short, __sn_cnodeid_to_nasid[MAX_COMPACT_NODES]);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(short [MAX_COMPACT_NODES], __sn_cnodeid_to_nasid);
 #define sn_cnodeid_to_nasid	(&__get_cpu_var(__sn_cnodeid_to_nasid[0]))