diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h
index f1158b4c629c..da4effe27007 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char *src, long count)
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 #else
-long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char *src, long count);
+long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count);
 #endif
 
 /*