diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/bitops.c b/arch/mips/lib/bitops.c
index a64daee740ee..3b2a1e78a543 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/bitops.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/bitops.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 void __mips_set_bit(unsigned long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
-	volatile unsigned long *a = addr;
+	unsigned long *a = (unsigned long *)addr;
 	unsigned bit = nr & SZLONG_MASK;
 	unsigned long mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mips_set_bit);
  */
 void __mips_clear_bit(unsigned long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
-	volatile unsigned long *a = addr;
+	unsigned long *a = (unsigned long *)addr;
 	unsigned bit = nr & SZLONG_MASK;
 	unsigned long mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mips_clear_bit);
  */
 void __mips_change_bit(unsigned long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
-	volatile unsigned long *a = addr;
+	unsigned long *a = (unsigned long *)addr;
 	unsigned bit = nr & SZLONG_MASK;
 	unsigned long mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mips_change_bit);
 int __mips_test_and_set_bit(unsigned long nr,
 			    volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
-	volatile unsigned long *a = addr;
+	unsigned long *a = (unsigned long *)addr;
 	unsigned bit = nr & SZLONG_MASK;
 	unsigned long mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mips_test_and_set_bit);
 int __mips_test_and_set_bit_lock(unsigned long nr,
 				 volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
-	volatile unsigned long *a = addr;
+	unsigned long *a = (unsigned long *)addr;
 	unsigned bit = nr & SZLONG_MASK;
 	unsigned long mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mips_test_and_set_bit_lock);
  */
 int __mips_test_and_clear_bit(unsigned long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
-	volatile unsigned long *a = addr;
+	unsigned long *a = (unsigned long *)addr;
 	unsigned bit = nr & SZLONG_MASK;
 	unsigned long mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mips_test_and_clear_bit);
  */
 int __mips_test_and_change_bit(unsigned long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
-	volatile unsigned long *a = addr;
+	unsigned long *a = (unsigned long *)addr;
 	unsigned bit = nr & SZLONG_MASK;
 	unsigned long mask;
 	unsigned long flags;