diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/hardirq_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/hardirq_64.h
index 6aba904819a46..75b92bfe04b59 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/hardirq_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/hardirq_64.h
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 #include <asm/cpudata.h>
 
 #define __ARCH_IRQ_STAT
-#define local_softirq_pending() \
-	(*this_cpu_ptr(&__cpu_data.__softirq_pending))
+
+#define local_softirq_pending_ref \
+	__cpu_data.__softirq_pending
 
 void ack_bad_irq(unsigned int irq);