diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
index 7445454c2af244..c5895f4d7d6c9d 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_sync_ste_for_sid(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)
 }
 
 static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
-				      __le64 *dst)
+				      struct arm_smmu_ste *dst)
 {
 	/*
 	 * This is hideously complicated, but we only really care about
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 	 * 2. Write everything apart from dword 0, sync, write dword 0, sync
 	 * 3. Update Config, sync
 	 */
-	u64 val = le64_to_cpu(dst[0]);
+	u64 val = le64_to_cpu(dst->data[0]);
 	bool ste_live = false;
 	struct arm_smmu_device *smmu = NULL;
 	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cd_table = NULL;
@@ -1325,10 +1325,10 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 		else
 			val |= FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_0_CFG, STRTAB_STE_0_CFG_BYPASS);
 
-		dst[0] = cpu_to_le64(val);
-		dst[1] = cpu_to_le64(FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_1_SHCFG,
+		dst->data[0] = cpu_to_le64(val);
+		dst->data[1] = cpu_to_le64(FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_1_SHCFG,
 						STRTAB_STE_1_SHCFG_INCOMING));
-		dst[2] = 0; /* Nuke the VMID */
+		dst->data[2] = 0; /* Nuke the VMID */
 		/*
 		 * The SMMU can perform negative caching, so we must sync
 		 * the STE regardless of whether the old value was live.
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 			STRTAB_STE_1_STRW_EL2 : STRTAB_STE_1_STRW_NSEL1;
 
 		BUG_ON(ste_live);
-		dst[1] = cpu_to_le64(
+		dst->data[1] = cpu_to_le64(
 			 FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_1_S1DSS, STRTAB_STE_1_S1DSS_SSID0) |
 			 FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_1_S1CIR, STRTAB_STE_1_S1C_CACHE_WBRA) |
 			 FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_1_S1COR, STRTAB_STE_1_S1C_CACHE_WBRA) |
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 
 		if (smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_STALLS &&
 		    !master->stall_enabled)
-			dst[1] |= cpu_to_le64(STRTAB_STE_1_S1STALLD);
+			dst->data[1] |= cpu_to_le64(STRTAB_STE_1_S1STALLD);
 
 		val |= (cd_table->cdtab_dma & STRTAB_STE_0_S1CTXPTR_MASK) |
 			FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_0_CFG, STRTAB_STE_0_CFG_S1_TRANS) |
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 
 	if (s2_cfg) {
 		BUG_ON(ste_live);
-		dst[2] = cpu_to_le64(
+		dst->data[2] = cpu_to_le64(
 			 FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_2_S2VMID, s2_cfg->vmid) |
 			 FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_2_VTCR, s2_cfg->vtcr) |
 #ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
@@ -1371,18 +1371,18 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 			 STRTAB_STE_2_S2PTW | STRTAB_STE_2_S2AA64 |
 			 STRTAB_STE_2_S2R);
 
-		dst[3] = cpu_to_le64(s2_cfg->vttbr & STRTAB_STE_3_S2TTB_MASK);
+		dst->data[3] = cpu_to_le64(s2_cfg->vttbr & STRTAB_STE_3_S2TTB_MASK);
 
 		val |= FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_0_CFG, STRTAB_STE_0_CFG_S2_TRANS);
 	}
 
 	if (master->ats_enabled)
-		dst[1] |= cpu_to_le64(FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_1_EATS,
+		dst->data[1] |= cpu_to_le64(FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_1_EATS,
 						 STRTAB_STE_1_EATS_TRANS));
 
 	arm_smmu_sync_ste_for_sid(smmu, sid);
 	/* See comment in arm_smmu_write_ctx_desc() */
-	WRITE_ONCE(dst[0], cpu_to_le64(val));
+	WRITE_ONCE(dst->data[0], cpu_to_le64(val));
 	arm_smmu_sync_ste_for_sid(smmu, sid);
 
 	/* It's likely that we'll want to use the new STE soon */
@@ -1390,7 +1390,8 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 		arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd(smmu, &prefetch_cmd);
 }
 
-static void arm_smmu_init_bypass_stes(__le64 *strtab, unsigned int nent, bool force)
+static void arm_smmu_init_bypass_stes(struct arm_smmu_ste *strtab,
+				      unsigned int nent, bool force)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	u64 val = STRTAB_STE_0_V;
@@ -1401,11 +1402,11 @@ static void arm_smmu_init_bypass_stes(__le64 *strtab, unsigned int nent, bool fo
 		val |= FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_0_CFG, STRTAB_STE_0_CFG_BYPASS);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nent; ++i) {
-		strtab[0] = cpu_to_le64(val);
-		strtab[1] = cpu_to_le64(FIELD_PREP(STRTAB_STE_1_SHCFG,
-						   STRTAB_STE_1_SHCFG_INCOMING));
-		strtab[2] = 0;
-		strtab += STRTAB_STE_DWORDS;
+		strtab->data[0] = cpu_to_le64(val);
+		strtab->data[1] = cpu_to_le64(FIELD_PREP(
+			STRTAB_STE_1_SHCFG, STRTAB_STE_1_SHCFG_INCOMING));
+		strtab->data[2] = 0;
+		strtab++;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2209,26 +2210,23 @@ static int arm_smmu_domain_finalise(struct iommu_domain *domain)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static __le64 *arm_smmu_get_step_for_sid(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)
+static struct arm_smmu_ste *
+arm_smmu_get_step_for_sid(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)
 {
-	__le64 *step;
 	struct arm_smmu_strtab_cfg *cfg = &smmu->strtab_cfg;
 
 	if (smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_2_LVL_STRTAB) {
-		struct arm_smmu_strtab_l1_desc *l1_desc;
-		int idx;
+		unsigned int idx1, idx2;
 
 		/* Two-level walk */
-		idx = (sid >> STRTAB_SPLIT) * STRTAB_L1_DESC_DWORDS;
-		l1_desc = &cfg->l1_desc[idx];
-		idx = (sid & ((1 << STRTAB_SPLIT) - 1)) * STRTAB_STE_DWORDS;
-		step = &l1_desc->l2ptr[idx];
+		idx1 = (sid >> STRTAB_SPLIT) * STRTAB_L1_DESC_DWORDS;
+		idx2 = sid & ((1 << STRTAB_SPLIT) - 1);
+		return &cfg->l1_desc[idx1].l2ptr[idx2];
 	} else {
 		/* Simple linear lookup */
-		step = &cfg->strtab[sid * STRTAB_STE_DWORDS];
+		return (struct arm_smmu_ste *)&cfg
+			       ->strtab[sid * STRTAB_STE_DWORDS];
 	}
-
-	return step;
 }
 
 static void arm_smmu_install_ste_for_dev(struct arm_smmu_master *master)
@@ -2238,7 +2236,8 @@ static void arm_smmu_install_ste_for_dev(struct arm_smmu_master *master)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < master->num_streams; ++i) {
 		u32 sid = master->streams[i].id;
-		__le64 *step = arm_smmu_get_step_for_sid(smmu, sid);
+		struct arm_smmu_ste *step =
+			arm_smmu_get_step_for_sid(smmu, sid);
 
 		/* Bridged PCI devices may end up with duplicated IDs */
 		for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
@@ -3769,7 +3768,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_rmr_install_bypass_ste(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 	iort_get_rmr_sids(dev_fwnode(smmu->dev), &rmr_list);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(e, &rmr_list, list) {
-		__le64 *step;
+		struct arm_smmu_ste *step;
 		struct iommu_iort_rmr_data *rmr;
 		int ret, i;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h
index 961205ba86d25d..03f9e526cbd92f 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@
 #define STRTAB_L1_DESC_L2PTR_MASK	GENMASK_ULL(51, 6)
 
 #define STRTAB_STE_DWORDS		8
+
+struct arm_smmu_ste {
+	__le64 data[STRTAB_STE_DWORDS];
+};
+
 #define STRTAB_STE_0_V			(1UL << 0)
 #define STRTAB_STE_0_CFG		GENMASK_ULL(3, 1)
 #define STRTAB_STE_0_CFG_ABORT		0
@@ -571,7 +576,7 @@ struct arm_smmu_priq {
 struct arm_smmu_strtab_l1_desc {
 	u8				span;
 
-	__le64				*l2ptr;
+	struct arm_smmu_ste		*l2ptr;
 	dma_addr_t			l2ptr_dma;
 };
 
