diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index 91af39a33af7..8f704291d4ed 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pid_t f_getown(struct file *filp)
 
 static int f_setown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct f_owner_ex * __user owner_p = (void * __user)arg;
+	struct f_owner_ex __user *owner_p = (void __user *)arg;
 	struct f_owner_ex owner;
 	struct pid *pid;
 	int type;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static int f_setown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 
 static int f_getown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct f_owner_ex * __user owner_p = (void * __user)arg;
+	struct f_owner_ex __user *owner_p = (void __user *)arg;
 	struct f_owner_ex owner;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int f_getown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 static int f_getowner_uids(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct user_namespace *user_ns = current_user_ns();
-	uid_t * __user dst = (void * __user)arg;
+	uid_t __user *dst = (void __user *)arg;
 	uid_t src[2];
 	int err;