diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/types.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/types.h
index d3374bc865ba..a9a9262e84a3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/types.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ typedef u64 phys_addr_t;
 typedef u32 phys_addr_t;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __powerpc64__
+#if defined(__powerpc64__) || defined(CONFIG_PHYS_64BIT)
 typedef u64 dma_addr_t;
 #else
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;