diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index f76fdb925532..e8bdce6fdd64 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int klp_find_object_symbol(const char *objname, const char *name,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int klp_resolve_symbols(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
+static int klp_resolve_symbols(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 			       unsigned int symndx, Elf_Shdr *relasec,
 			       const char *sec_objname)
 {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int klp_resolve_symbols(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 	relas = (Elf_Rela *) relasec->sh_addr;
 	/* For each rela in this klp relocation section */
 	for (i = 0; i < relasec->sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Rela); i++) {
-		sym = (Elf64_Sym *)sechdrs[symndx].sh_addr + ELF_R_SYM(relas[i].r_info);
+		sym = (Elf_Sym *)sechdrs[symndx].sh_addr + ELF_R_SYM(relas[i].r_info);
 		if (sym->st_shndx != SHN_LIVEPATCH) {
 			pr_err("symbol %s is not marked as a livepatch symbol\n",
 			       strtab + sym->st_name);