diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c b/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c
index 2978ca596a7f..3fdc786b6b2f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ u16 inverse_translate(struct vc_data *conp, int glyph, int use_unicode)
 	int m;
 	if (glyph < 0 || glyph >= MAX_GLYPH)
 		return 0;
-	else if (!(p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*conp->vc_uni_pagedir_loc))
+	else if (!(p = *conp->vc_uni_pagedir_loc))
 		return glyph;
 	else if (use_unicode) {
 		if (!p->inverse_trans_unicode)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void update_user_maps(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++) {
 		if (!vc_cons_allocated(i))
 			continue;
-		p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc_cons[i].d->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+		p = *vc_cons[i].d->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 		if (p && p != q) {
 			set_inverse_transl(vc_cons[i].d, p, USER_MAP);
 			set_inverse_trans_unicode(vc_cons[i].d, p);
@@ -418,10 +418,10 @@ void con_free_unimap(struct vc_data *vc)
 {
 	struct uni_pagedir *p;
 
-	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+	p = *vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 	if (!p)
 		return;
-	*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = 0;
+	*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = NULL;
 	if (--p->refcount)
 		return;
 	con_release_unimap(p);
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static int con_unify_unimap(struct vc_data *conp, struct uni_pagedir *p)
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++) {
 		if (!vc_cons_allocated(i))
 			continue;
-		q = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc_cons[i].d->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+		q = *vc_cons[i].d->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 		if (!q || q == p || q->sum != p->sum)
 			continue;
 		for (j = 0; j < 32; j++) {
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static int con_unify_unimap(struct vc_data *conp, struct uni_pagedir *p)
 		}
 		if (j == 32) {
 			q->refcount++;
-			*conp->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (unsigned long)q;
+			*conp->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = q;
 			con_release_unimap(p);
 			kfree(p);
 			return 1;
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int con_do_clear_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, struct unimapinit *ui)
 {
 	struct uni_pagedir *p, *q;
 
-	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+	p = *vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 	if (p && p->readonly)
 		return -EIO;
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int con_do_clear_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, struct unimapinit *ui)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		q->refcount=1;
-		*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (unsigned long)q;
+		*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = q;
 	} else {
 		if (p == dflt) dflt = NULL;
 		p->refcount++;
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ int con_set_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, ushort ct, struct unipair __user *list)
 	console_lock();
 
 	/* Save original vc_unipagdir_loc in case we allocate a new one */
-	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+	p = *vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 	if (p->readonly) {
 		console_unlock();
 		return -EIO;
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ int con_set_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, ushort ct, struct unipair __user *list)
 		 * Since refcount was > 1, con_clear_unimap() allocated a
 		 * a new uni_pagedir for this vc.  Re: p != q
 		 */
-		q = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+		q = *vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 
 		/*
 		 * uni_pgdir is a 32*32*64 table with rows allocated
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ int con_set_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, ushort ct, struct unipair __user *list)
 					err1 = con_insert_unipair(q, l, p2[k]);
 					if (err1) {
 						p->refcount++;
-						*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (unsigned long)p;
+						*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = p;
 						con_release_unimap(q);
 						kfree(q);
 						console_unlock();
@@ -655,12 +655,12 @@ int con_set_default_unimap(struct vc_data *vc)
 	struct uni_pagedir *p;
 
 	if (dflt) {
-		p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+		p = *vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 		if (p == dflt)
 			return 0;
 
 		dflt->refcount++;
-		*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (unsigned long)dflt;
+		*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = dflt;
 		if (p && !--p->refcount) {
 			con_release_unimap(p);
 			kfree(p);
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ int con_set_default_unimap(struct vc_data *vc)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
     
-	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+	p = *vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 	q = dfont_unitable;
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ int con_set_default_unimap(struct vc_data *vc)
 		}
 			
 	if (con_unify_unimap(vc, p)) {
-		dflt = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+		dflt = *vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -713,9 +713,9 @@ int con_copy_unimap(struct vc_data *dst_vc, struct vc_data *src_vc)
 	if (*dst_vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc == *src_vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc)
 		return 0;
 	con_free_unimap(dst_vc);
-	q = (struct uni_pagedir *)*src_vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+	q = *src_vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 	q->refcount++;
-	*dst_vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (long)q;
+	*dst_vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = q;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(con_copy_unimap);
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ int con_get_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, ushort ct, ushort __user *uct, struct uni
 
 	ect = 0;
 	if (*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc) {
-		p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
+		p = *vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 		for (i = 0; i < 32; i++)
 		if ((p1 = p->uni_pgdir[i]))
 			for (j = 0; j < 32; j++)
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ conv_uni_to_pc(struct vc_data *conp, long ucs)
 	if (!*conp->vc_uni_pagedir_loc)
 		return -3;
 
-	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*conp->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;  
+	p = *conp->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 	if ((p1 = p->uni_pgdir[ucs >> 11]) &&
 	    (p2 = p1[(ucs >> 6) & 0x1f]) &&
 	    (h = p2[ucs & 0x3f]) < MAX_GLYPH)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 5149a72a84ff..5e0f6ff2e2f5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static void visual_init(struct vc_data *vc, int num, int init)
 	vc->vc_num = num;
 	vc->vc_display_fg = &master_display_fg;
 	vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = &vc->vc_uni_pagedir;
-	vc->vc_uni_pagedir = 0;
+	vc->vc_uni_pagedir = NULL;
 	vc->vc_hi_font_mask = 0;
 	vc->vc_complement_mask = 0;
 	vc->vc_can_do_color = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 9e18770aaba6..f267284b423b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void vgacon_save_screen(struct vc_data *c);
 static int vgacon_scroll(struct vc_data *c, int t, int b, int dir,
 			 int lines);
 static void vgacon_invert_region(struct vc_data *c, u16 * p, int count);
-static unsigned long vgacon_uni_pagedir;
+static struct uni_pagedir *vgacon_uni_pagedir;
 static int vgacon_refcount;
 
 /* Description of the hardware situation */
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static const char *vgacon_startup(void)
 
 static void vgacon_init(struct vc_data *c, int init)
 {
-	unsigned long p;
+	struct uni_pagedir *p;
 
 	/*
 	 * We cannot be loaded as a module, therefore init is always 1,
diff --git a/include/linux/console_struct.h b/include/linux/console_struct.h
index 7f0c32908568..e859c98d1767 100644
--- a/include/linux/console_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/console_struct.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 struct vt_struct;
+struct uni_pagedir;
 
 #define NPAR 16
 
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ struct vc_data {
 	unsigned int	vc_bell_pitch;		/* Console bell pitch */
 	unsigned int	vc_bell_duration;	/* Console bell duration */
 	struct vc_data **vc_display_fg;		/* [!] Ptr to var holding fg console for this display */
-	unsigned long	vc_uni_pagedir;
-	unsigned long	*vc_uni_pagedir_loc;  /* [!] Location of uni_pagedir variable for this console */
+	struct uni_pagedir *vc_uni_pagedir;
+	struct uni_pagedir **vc_uni_pagedir_loc; /* [!] Location of uni_pagedir variable for this console */
 	bool vc_panic_force_write; /* when oops/panic this VC can accept forced output/blanking */
 	/* additional information is in vt_kern.h */
 };