diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index c99a8839c..d312bb4f3 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ static void *qemu_safe_ram_ptr(ram_addr_t addr)
 
 /* Return a host pointer to guest's ram. Similar to qemu_get_ram_ptr
  * but takes a size argument */
-static void *qemu_ram_ptr_length(ram_addr_t addr, ram_addr_t *size)
+static void *qemu_ram_ptr_length(ram_addr_t addr, hwaddr *size)
 {
     if (*size == 0) {
         return NULL;