diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index 385a605..0d505e5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 	struct ghes *ghes = NULL;
 	int rc = -EINVAL;
 
-	generic = ghes_dev->dev.platform_data;
+	generic = *(struct acpi_hest_generic **)ghes_dev->dev.platform_data;
 	if (!generic->enabled)
 		return -ENODEV;