diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index d4545a1..52ab539 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@
  *    only one CPU.
  */
 
-extern const struct cpumask *const cpu_possible_mask;
-extern const struct cpumask *const cpu_online_mask;
-extern const struct cpumask *const cpu_present_mask;
-extern const struct cpumask *const cpu_active_mask;
 extern struct cpumask __cpu_possible_mask;
 extern struct cpumask __cpu_online_mask;
 extern struct cpumask __cpu_present_mask;
 extern struct cpumask __cpu_active_mask;
+#define cpu_possible_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_possible_mask)
+#define cpu_online_mask   ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_online_mask)
+#define cpu_present_mask  ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_present_mask)
+#define cpu_active_mask   ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_active_mask)
 
 #if NR_CPUS > 1
 #define num_online_cpus()	cpumask_weight(cpu_online_mask)