diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/common/smpboot.S b/arch/mips/netlogic/common/smpboot.S
index f0cc4c9de2bb..509c1a7e7c05 100644
--- a/arch/mips/netlogic/common/smpboot.S
+++ b/arch/mips/netlogic/common/smpboot.S
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ NESTED(xlp_boot_core0_siblings, PT_SIZE, sp)
 	sync
 	/* find the location to which nlm_boot_siblings was relocated */
 	li	t0, CKSEG1ADDR(RESET_VEC_PHYS)
-	dla	t1, nlm_reset_entry
-	dla	t2, nlm_boot_siblings
+	PTR_LA	t1, nlm_reset_entry
+	PTR_LA	t2, nlm_boot_siblings
 	dsubu	t2, t1
 	daddu	t2, t0
 	/* call it */