diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/hdsp.h b/include/uapi/sound/hdsp.h
index 5dc0c3db0a4c1..88c92a3fb4779 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/hdsp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/hdsp.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
  *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  */
 
-#include <linux/types.h>
-
 #define HDSP_MATRIX_MIXER_SIZE 2048
 
 enum HDSP_IO_Type {
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ struct hdsp_config_info {
 #define SNDRV_HDSP_IOCTL_GET_CONFIG_INFO _IOR('H', 0x41, struct hdsp_config_info)
 
 struct hdsp_firmware {
-	void __user *firmware_data;	/* 24413 x 4 bytes */
+	void *firmware_data;	/* 24413 x 4 bytes */
 };
 
 #define SNDRV_HDSP_IOCTL_UPLOAD_FIRMWARE _IOW('H', 0x42, struct hdsp_firmware)
diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
index 87e60dd13066c..b4c42c4fa201a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
@@ -4817,7 +4817,7 @@ static int snd_hdsp_hwdep_ioctl(struct snd_hwdep *hw, struct file *file, unsigne
 			 "initializing firmware upload\n");
 		firmware = (struct hdsp_firmware __user *)argp;
 
-		if (get_user(firmware_data, &firmware->firmware_data))
+		if (get_user(firmware_data, (__force void __user **)&firmware->firmware_data))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
 		if (hdsp_check_for_iobox (hdsp))