diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
index af34afbc32d9..d8a5951433fc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct mips_fpu_struct {
 
 #define NUM_DSP_REGS   6
 
-typedef __u32 dspreg_t;
+typedef unsigned long dspreg_t;
 
 struct mips_dsp_state {
 	dspreg_t	dspr[NUM_DSP_REGS];
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 9f6c3f2aa2e2..8c8d42823bda 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
 				goto out;
 			}
 			dregs = __get_dsp_regs(child);
-			tmp = (unsigned long) (dregs[addr - DSP_BASE]);
+			tmp = dregs[addr - DSP_BASE];
 			break;
 		}
 		case DSP_CONTROL:
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
index 7edc629304c8..bc348d44d151 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ long compat_arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, compat_long_t request,
 				goto out;
 			}
 			dregs = __get_dsp_regs(child);
-			tmp = (unsigned long) (dregs[addr - DSP_BASE]);
+			tmp = dregs[addr - DSP_BASE];
 			break;
 		}
 		case DSP_CONTROL: