diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/boot.h b/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
index 7fadf806f7ca..5b7531966b84 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ struct biosregs {
 void intcall(u8 int_no, const struct biosregs *ireg, struct biosregs *oreg);
 
 /* cmdline.c */
-int __cmdline_find_option(u32 cmdline_ptr, const char *option, char *buffer, int bufsize);
-int __cmdline_find_option_bool(u32 cmdline_ptr, const char *option);
+int __cmdline_find_option(unsigned long cmdline_ptr, const char *option, char *buffer, int bufsize);
+int __cmdline_find_option_bool(unsigned long cmdline_ptr, const char *option);
 static inline int cmdline_find_option(const char *option, char *buffer, int bufsize)
 {
-	u32 cmd_line_ptr = boot_params.hdr.cmd_line_ptr;
+	unsigned long cmd_line_ptr = boot_params.hdr.cmd_line_ptr;
 
 	if (cmd_line_ptr >= 0x100000)
 		return -1;      /* inaccessible */
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static inline int cmdline_find_option(const char *option, char *buffer, int bufs
 
 static inline int cmdline_find_option_bool(const char *option)
 {
-	u32 cmd_line_ptr = boot_params.hdr.cmd_line_ptr;
+	unsigned long cmd_line_ptr = boot_params.hdr.cmd_line_ptr;
 
 	if (cmd_line_ptr >= 0x100000)
 		return -1;      /* inaccessible */
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/cmdline.c b/arch/x86/boot/cmdline.c
index 768f00f32469..625d21b0cd3f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/cmdline.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/cmdline.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static inline int myisspace(u8 c)
  * Returns the length of the argument (regardless of if it was
  * truncated to fit in the buffer), or -1 on not found.
  */
-int __cmdline_find_option(u32 cmdline_ptr, const char *option, char *buffer, int bufsize)
+int __cmdline_find_option(unsigned long cmdline_ptr, const char *option, char *buffer, int bufsize)
 {
 	addr_t cptr;
 	char c;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int __cmdline_find_option(u32 cmdline_ptr, const char *option, char *buffer, int
  * Returns the position of that option (starts counting with 1)
  * or 0 on not found
  */
-int __cmdline_find_option_bool(u32 cmdline_ptr, const char *option)
+int __cmdline_find_option_bool(unsigned long cmdline_ptr, const char *option)
 {
 	addr_t cptr;
 	char c;