extern int mips_revision_sconid;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF
-extern struct boot_param_header __dtb_start;
-#endif
+extern char __dtb_start[];
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 extern void mips_pcibios_init(void);
 
 
 struct boot_param_header;
 
-extern void __dt_setup_arch(struct boot_param_header *bph);
+extern void __dt_setup_arch(void *bph);
 
 #define dt_setup_arch(sym)                                             \
 ({                                                                     \
-       extern struct boot_param_header __dtb_##sym##_begin;            \
+       extern char __dtb_##sym##_begin[];                              \
                                                                        \
-       __dt_setup_arch(&__dtb_##sym##_begin);                          \
+       __dt_setup_arch(__dtb_##sym##_begin);                           \
 })
 
 #else /* CONFIG_OF */
 
        return __alloc_bootmem(size, align, __pa(MAX_DMA_ADDRESS));
 }
 
-void __init __dt_setup_arch(struct boot_param_header *bph)
+void __init __dt_setup_arch(void *bph)
 {
        if (!early_init_dt_scan(bph))
                return;
 
         * Load the builtin devicetree. This causes the chosen node to be
         * parsed resulting in our memory appearing
         */
-       __dt_setup_arch(&__dtb_start);
+       __dt_setup_arch(__dtb_start);
 }
 
 void __init device_tree_init(void)
 
 extern void ltq_soc_detect(struct ltq_soc_info *i);
 extern void ltq_soc_init(void);
 
-extern struct boot_param_header __dtb_start;
+extern char __dtb_start[];
 
 #endif
 
        if (!memsize)
                return;
 
-       offset = fdt_path_offset(&__dtb_start, "/memory");
+       offset = fdt_path_offset(__dtb_start, "/memory");
        if (offset > 0) {
                uint64_t new_value;
                /*
                 * reg contains 2 32-bits BE values, offset and size. We just
                 * want to replace the size value without affecting the offset
                 */
-               prop_value = fdt_getprop(&__dtb_start, offset, "reg", &prop_len);
+               prop_value = fdt_getprop(__dtb_start, offset, "reg", &prop_len);
                new_value = be64_to_cpu(*prop_value);
                new_value =  (new_value & ~0xffffffffllu) | memsize;
-               fdt_setprop_inplace_u64(&__dtb_start, offset, "reg", new_value);
+               fdt_setprop_inplace_u64(__dtb_start, offset, "reg", new_value);
        }
 }
 
         * Load the builtin devicetree. This causes the chosen node to be
         * parsed resulting in our memory appearing
         */
-       __dt_setup_arch(&__dtb_start);
+       __dt_setup_arch(__dtb_start);
 }
 
 void __init device_tree_init(void)
 
 __iomem void *rt_sysc_membase;
 __iomem void *rt_memc_membase;
 
-extern struct boot_param_header __dtb_start;
+extern char __dtb_start[];
 
 __iomem void *plat_of_remap_node(const char *node)
 {
         * Load the builtin devicetree. This causes the chosen node to be
         * parsed resulting in our memory appearing
         */
-       __dt_setup_arch(&__dtb_start);
+       __dt_setup_arch(__dtb_start);
 
        if (soc_info.mem_size)
                add_memory_region(soc_info.mem_base, soc_info.mem_size * SZ_1M,