diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c
index 5bc46f1..5dc98b5 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -936,10 +936,15 @@
 	return;
 }
 
+unsigned long arch_deref_entry_point(void *entry)
+{
+	return ((struct fnptr *)entry)->ip;
+}
+
 int __kprobes setjmp_pre_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct jprobe *jp = container_of(p, struct jprobe, kp);
-	unsigned long addr = ((struct fnptr *)(jp->entry))->ip;
+	unsigned long addr = arch_deref_entry_point(jp->entry);
 	struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
 	struct param_bsp_cfm pa;
 	int bytes;