diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
index 08256ed..579b01f 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
@@ -229,10 +229,11 @@
 	int last_IRQ_count = 0;
 	int new_IRQ_count;
 	int force_IRQ = 0;
+	cpumask_of_cpu_ptr(cpumask, XPC_HB_CHECK_CPU);
 
 	/* this thread was marked active by xpc_hb_init() */
 
-	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(XPC_HB_CHECK_CPU));
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask);
 
 	/* set our heartbeating to other partitions into motion */
 	xpc_hb_check_timeout = jiffies + (xpc_hb_check_interval * HZ);