diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sysfs.c
index ca39c606fe8e..1eb8b00aed75 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ static unsigned long run_on_cpu(unsigned long cpu,
 	unsigned long ret;
 
 	/* should return -EINVAL to userspace */
-	if (set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(cpu)))
+	if (set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu)))
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = func(arg);
 
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, old_affinity);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &old_affinity);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/us2e_cpufreq.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/us2e_cpufreq.c
index 791c15138f3a..8f982b76c712 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/us2e_cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/us2e_cpufreq.c
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ static unsigned int us2e_freq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 		return 0;
 
 	cpus_allowed = current->cpus_allowed;
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 	clock_tick = sparc64_get_clock_tick(cpu) / 1000;
 	estar = read_hbreg(HBIRD_ESTAR_MODE_ADDR);
 
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpus_allowed);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpus_allowed);
 
 	return clock_tick / estar_to_divisor(estar);
 }
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void us2e_set_cpu_divider_index(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int index)
 		return;
 
 	cpus_allowed = current->cpus_allowed;
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 	new_freq = clock_tick = sparc64_get_clock_tick(cpu) / 1000;
 	new_bits = index_to_estar_mode(index);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void us2e_set_cpu_divider_index(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int index)
 
 	cpufreq_notify_transition(&freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
 
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpus_allowed);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpus_allowed);
 }
 
 static int us2e_freq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/us3_cpufreq.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/us3_cpufreq.c
index 365b6464e2ce..f35d1e794548 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/us3_cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/us3_cpufreq.c
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ static unsigned int us3_freq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 		return 0;
 
 	cpus_allowed = current->cpus_allowed;
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 	reg = read_safari_cfg();
 	ret = get_current_freq(cpu, reg);
 
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpus_allowed);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpus_allowed);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static void us3_set_cpu_divider_index(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int index)
 		return;
 
 	cpus_allowed = current->cpus_allowed;
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 	new_freq = sparc64_get_clock_tick(cpu) / 1000;
 	switch (index) {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void us3_set_cpu_divider_index(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int index)
 
 	cpufreq_notify_transition(&freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
 
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpus_allowed);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpus_allowed);
 }
 
 static int us3_freq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,