diff --git a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
index 5977b724f7c6..c70d27af03f9 100644
--- a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ register_wide_hw_breakpoint_cpu(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 				perf_overflow_handler_t	triggered,
 				int cpu);
 
-extern struct perf_event **
+extern struct perf_event * __percpu *
 register_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			    perf_overflow_handler_t triggered);
 
 extern int register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int __register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern void unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
-extern void unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event **cpu_events);
+extern void unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event * __percpu *cpu_events);
 
 extern int dbg_reserve_bp_slot(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int dbg_release_bp_slot(struct perf_event *bp);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static inline struct perf_event *
 register_wide_hw_breakpoint_cpu(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 				perf_overflow_handler_t	 triggered,
 				int cpu)		{ return NULL; }
-static inline struct perf_event **
+static inline struct perf_event * __percpu *
 register_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			    perf_overflow_handler_t triggered)	{ return NULL; }
 static inline int
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static inline int
 __register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp) 	{ return -ENOSYS; }
 static inline void unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)	{ }
 static inline void
-unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event **cpu_events)		{ }
+unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event * __percpu *cpu_events)	{ }
 static inline int
 reserve_bp_slot(struct perf_event *bp)			{return -ENOSYS; }
 static inline void release_bp_slot(struct perf_event *bp) 		{ }
diff --git a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 967e66143e11..6542eacb3fa5 100644
--- a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -413,17 +413,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_hw_breakpoint);
  *
  * @return a set of per_cpu pointers to perf events
  */
-struct perf_event **
+struct perf_event * __percpu *
 register_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			    perf_overflow_handler_t triggered)
 {
-	struct perf_event **cpu_events, **pevent, *bp;
+	struct perf_event * __percpu *cpu_events, **pevent, *bp;
 	long err;
 	int cpu;
 
 	cpu_events = alloc_percpu(typeof(*cpu_events));
 	if (!cpu_events)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return (void __percpu __force *)ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	get_online_cpus();
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ register_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 	put_online_cpus();
 
 	free_percpu(cpu_events);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
+	return (void __percpu __force *)ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_wide_hw_breakpoint);
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_wide_hw_breakpoint);
  * unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint - unregister a wide breakpoint in the kernel
  * @cpu_events: the per cpu set of events to unregister
  */
-void unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event **cpu_events)
+void unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event * __percpu *cpu_events)
 {
 	int cpu;
 	struct perf_event **pevent;
diff --git a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
index c69cbe9b2426..bd0f337afcab 100644
--- a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
+++ b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
 
-struct perf_event **sample_hbp;
+struct perf_event * __percpu *sample_hbp;
 
 static char ksym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN] = "pid_max";
 module_param_string(ksym, ksym_name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, S_IRUGO);
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ static int __init hw_break_module_init(void)
 	attr.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W | HW_BREAKPOINT_R;
 
 	sample_hbp = register_wide_hw_breakpoint(&attr, sample_hbp_handler);
-	if (IS_ERR(sample_hbp)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(sample_hbp);
+	if (IS_ERR((void __force *)sample_hbp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR((void __force *)sample_hbp);
 		goto fail;
 	}