diff --git a/arch/arm/probes/kprobes/opt-arm.c b/arch/arm/probes/kprobes/opt-arm.c
index c78180172120..dbef34ed933f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/probes/kprobes/opt-arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/probes/kprobes/opt-arm.c
@@ -347,10 +347,11 @@ void arch_unoptimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist,
 }
 
 int arch_within_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op,
-				unsigned long addr)
+				 kprobe_opcode_t *addr)
 {
-	return ((unsigned long)op->kp.addr <= addr &&
-		(unsigned long)op->kp.addr + RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE > addr);
+	return (op->kp.addr <= addr &&
+		op->kp.addr + (RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE / sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t)) > addr);
+
 }
 
 void arch_remove_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
index c79899abcec8..325ba544883c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ void arch_unoptimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist, struct list_head *done_li
 	}
 }
 
-int arch_within_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op, unsigned long addr)
+int arch_within_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op, kprobe_opcode_t *addr)
 {
-	return ((unsigned long)op->kp.addr <= addr &&
-		(unsigned long)op->kp.addr + RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE > addr);
+	return (op->kp.addr <= addr &&
+		op->kp.addr + (RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE / sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t)) > addr);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
index 71425ebba98a..b4a54a52aa59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ int arch_check_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op)
 
 /* Check the addr is within the optimized instructions. */
 int arch_within_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op,
-				 unsigned long addr)
+				 kprobe_opcode_t *addr)
 {
-	return ((unsigned long)op->kp.addr <= addr &&
-		(unsigned long)op->kp.addr + op->optinsn.size > addr);
+	return (op->kp.addr <= addr &&
+		op->kp.addr + op->optinsn.size > addr);
 }
 
 /* Free optimized instruction slot */
diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index 3d02917c837b..bb6d1e72a943 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ extern void arch_unoptimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist,
 				    struct list_head *done_list);
 extern void arch_unoptimize_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op);
 extern int arch_within_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op,
-					unsigned long addr);
+					kprobe_opcode_t *addr);
 
 extern void opt_pre_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index a99fd840b5c9..e30c639fe2cc 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -485,15 +485,15 @@ static int kprobe_queued(struct kprobe *p)
  * Return an optimized kprobe whose optimizing code replaces
  * instructions including 'addr' (exclude breakpoint).
  */
-static struct kprobe *get_optimized_kprobe(unsigned long addr)
+static struct kprobe *get_optimized_kprobe(kprobe_opcode_t *addr)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct kprobe *p = NULL;
 	struct optimized_kprobe *op;
 
 	/* Don't check i == 0, since that is a breakpoint case. */
-	for (i = 1; !p && i < MAX_OPTIMIZED_LENGTH; i++)
-		p = get_kprobe((void *)(addr - i));
+	for (i = 1; !p && i < MAX_OPTIMIZED_LENGTH / sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t); i++)
+		p = get_kprobe(addr - i);
 
 	if (p && kprobe_optready(p)) {
 		op = container_of(p, struct optimized_kprobe, kp);
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static void __arm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	lockdep_assert_held(&text_mutex);
 
 	/* Find the overlapping optimized kprobes. */
-	_p = get_optimized_kprobe((unsigned long)p->addr);
+	_p = get_optimized_kprobe(p->addr);
 	if (unlikely(_p))
 		/* Fallback to unoptimized kprobe */
 		unoptimize_kprobe(_p, true);
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ static void __disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, bool reopt)
 	if (!kprobe_queued(p)) {
 		arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
 		/* If another kprobe was blocked, re-optimize it. */
-		_p = get_optimized_kprobe((unsigned long)p->addr);
+		_p = get_optimized_kprobe(p->addr);
 		if (unlikely(_p) && reopt)
 			optimize_kprobe(_p);
 	}
