diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/sections.h
index a78701da775b9d6dd2e246c80983562095bf6e54..4a5350037c8f59217a06e6e6ea1c429594d51073 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <asm-generic/sections.h>
 
-extern void __nosave_begin, __nosave_end;
+extern long __nosave_begin, __nosave_end;
 extern long __machvec_start, __machvec_end;
 extern char __uncached_start, __uncached_end;
 extern char _ebss[];