diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 90f32c2a65bb..ded2d05847fa 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ static inline long __must_check strlen_user(const char *src)
  */
 
 static inline unsigned long __must_check
-__clear_user(void *to, unsigned long n)
+__clear_user(void __user *to, unsigned long n)
 {
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, to, n))
 		return n;
-	memset(to, 0, n);
+	memset((void __force *)to, 0, n);
 	return 0;
 }