diff --git a/include/asm-generic/percpu.h b/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
index ca6f049..fded453 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
  * Only S390 provides its own means of moving the pointer.
  */
 #ifndef SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR
-#define SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(__p, __offset)	RELOC_HIDE((__p), (__offset))
+/* Weird cast keeps both GCC and sparse happy. */
+#define SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(__p, __offset)				\
+	RELOC_HIDE((typeof(*(__p)) __kernel __force *)(__p), (__offset))
 #endif
 
 /*