diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/types.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/types.h
index d108915ff5..9af7353f08 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/types.h
@@ -71,5 +71,4 @@ typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
-typedef unsigned long resource_size_t;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
index 6f75be4253..416fa66284 100644
--- a/include/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/types.h
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ typedef		__UINT64_TYPE__	u_int64_t;
 typedef		__INT64_TYPE__		int64_t;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+typedef phys_addr_t resource_size_t;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Below are truly Linux-specific types that should never collide with
  * any application/library that wants linux/types.h.