diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index e4a11218009b..7b4f5e98dfe8 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -1040,8 +1040,7 @@ static void edac_ue_error(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 	edac_inc_ue_error(mci, dimm, error_count);
 }
 
-void edac_raw_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
-			      struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
+void edac_raw_mc_handle_error(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 			      struct dimm_info *dimm,
 			      struct edac_raw_error_desc *e)
 {
@@ -1056,14 +1055,14 @@ void edac_raw_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 
 	/* Report the error via the trace interface */
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RAS))
-		trace_mc_event(type, e->msg, e->label, e->error_count,
+		trace_mc_event(e->type, e->msg, e->label, e->error_count,
 			       mci->mc_idx, e->top_layer, e->mid_layer,
 			       e->low_layer,
 			       (e->page_frame_number << PAGE_SHIFT) | e->offset_in_page,
 			       grain_bits, e->syndrome, e->other_detail);
 
 	/* Memory type dependent details about the error */
-	if (type == HW_EVENT_ERR_CORRECTED) {
+	if (e->type == HW_EVENT_ERR_CORRECTED) {
 		snprintf(detail, sizeof(detail),
 			"page:0x%lx offset:0x%lx grain:%ld syndrome:0x%lx",
 			e->page_frame_number, e->offset_in_page,
@@ -1109,6 +1108,7 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 	/* Fills the error report buffer */
 	memset(e, 0, sizeof (*e));
 	e->error_count = error_count;
+	e->type = type;
 	e->top_layer = top_layer;
 	e->mid_layer = mid_layer;
 	e->low_layer = low_layer;
@@ -1242,6 +1242,6 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 
 	dimm = edac_get_dimm(mci, top_layer, mid_layer, low_layer);
 
-	edac_raw_mc_handle_error(type, mci, dimm, e);
+	edac_raw_mc_handle_error(mci, dimm, e);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_mc_handle_error);
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.h b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.h
index 2c3e2fbcedc4..a8f1b5b5e873 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.h
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ extern int edac_mc_find_csrow_by_page(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
  * edac_raw_mc_handle_error() - Reports a memory event to userspace without
  *	doing anything to discover the error location.
  *
- * @type:		severity of the error (CE/UE/Fatal)
  * @mci:		a struct mem_ctl_info pointer
  * @dimm:		a struct dimm_info pointer
  * @e:			error description
@@ -221,8 +220,7 @@ extern int edac_mc_find_csrow_by_page(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
  * only be called directly when the hardware error come directly from BIOS,
  * like in the case of APEI GHES driver.
  */
-void edac_raw_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
-			      struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
+void edac_raw_mc_handle_error(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 			      struct dimm_info *dimm,
 			      struct edac_raw_error_desc *e);
 
diff --git a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
index 6eebaf28e31c..7d325d70d6d3 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ static void ghes_edac_dmidecode(const struct dmi_header *dh, void *arg)
 void ghes_edac_report_mem_error(int sev, struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err)
 {
 	struct dimm_info *dimm;
-	enum hw_event_mc_err_type type;
 	struct edac_raw_error_desc *e;
 	struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
 	struct ghes_edac_pvt *pvt;
@@ -241,17 +240,17 @@ void ghes_edac_report_mem_error(int sev, struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err)
 
 	switch (sev) {
 	case GHES_SEV_CORRECTED:
-		type = HW_EVENT_ERR_CORRECTED;
+		e->type = HW_EVENT_ERR_CORRECTED;
 		break;
 	case GHES_SEV_RECOVERABLE:
-		type = HW_EVENT_ERR_UNCORRECTED;
+		e->type = HW_EVENT_ERR_UNCORRECTED;
 		break;
 	case GHES_SEV_PANIC:
-		type = HW_EVENT_ERR_FATAL;
+		e->type = HW_EVENT_ERR_FATAL;
 		break;
 	default:
 	case GHES_SEV_NO:
-		type = HW_EVENT_ERR_INFO;
+		e->type = HW_EVENT_ERR_INFO;
 	}
 
 	edac_dbg(1, "error validation_bits: 0x%08llx\n",
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ void ghes_edac_report_mem_error(int sev, struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err)
 
 	dimm = edac_get_dimm_by_index(mci, e->top_layer);
 
-	edac_raw_mc_handle_error(type, mci, dimm, e);
+	edac_raw_mc_handle_error(mci, dimm, e);
 
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ghes_lock, flags);
diff --git a/include/linux/edac.h b/include/linux/edac.h
index 4d9673954856..587c53b87fdf 100644
--- a/include/linux/edac.h
+++ b/include/linux/edac.h
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ struct edac_raw_error_desc {
 	long grain;
 
 	u16 error_count;
+	enum hw_event_mc_err_type type;
 	int top_layer;
 	int mid_layer;
 	int low_layer;
