diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
index 7a4dfb9..837b1ec 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t epx_c3_write(struct file *file, const char *data,
+static ssize_t epx_c3_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 			size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	/* Refresh the timer. */
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 			unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	int options, retval = -EINVAL;
+	int __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options		= WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					  WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
@@ -114,20 +115,19 @@
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case WDIOC_GETSUPPORT:
-		if (copy_to_user((struct watchdog_info *)arg,
-				 &ident, sizeof(ident)))
+		if (copy_to_user(argp, &ident, sizeof(ident)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		return 0;
 	case WDIOC_GETSTATUS:
 	case WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS:
-		return put_user(0,(int *)arg);
+		return put_user(0, argp);
 	case WDIOC_KEEPALIVE:
 		epx_c3_pet();
 		return 0;
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
-		return put_user(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT,(int *)arg);
-	case WDIOC_SETOPTIONS: {
-		if (get_user(options, (int *)arg))
+		return put_user(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT, argp);
+	case WDIOC_SETOPTIONS:
+		if (get_user(options, argp))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
 		if (options & WDIOS_DISABLECARD) {
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@
 		}
 
 		return retval;
-	}
 	default:
 		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 	}