diff --git a/tools/ocaml/libs/mmap/mmap_stubs.h b/tools/ocaml/libs/mmap/mmap_stubs.h
index 65e4239890..f4784e4715 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/libs/mmap/mmap_stubs.h
+++ b/tools/ocaml/libs/mmap/mmap_stubs.h
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ struct mmap_interface
 	int len;
 };
 
+#ifndef Data_abstract_val
+#define Data_abstract_val(x) ((void *)Op_val(x))
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/ocaml/libs/mmap/xenmmap_stubs.c b/tools/ocaml/libs/mmap/xenmmap_stubs.c
index e2ce088e25..e03951d781 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/libs/mmap/xenmmap_stubs.c
+++ b/tools/ocaml/libs/mmap/xenmmap_stubs.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <caml/fail.h>
 #include <caml/callback.h>
 
-#define Intf_val(a) ((struct mmap_interface *) a)
+#define Intf_val(a) ((struct mmap_interface *)Data_abstract_val(a))
 
 static int mmap_interface_init(struct mmap_interface *intf,
                                int fd, int pflag, int mflag,
diff --git a/tools/ocaml/libs/xb/xs_ring_stubs.c b/tools/ocaml/libs/xb/xs_ring_stubs.c
index 7a91fdee75..1f58524535 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/libs/xb/xs_ring_stubs.c
+++ b/tools/ocaml/libs/xb/xs_ring_stubs.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include "mmap_stubs.h"
 
-#define GET_C_STRUCT(a) ((struct mmap_interface *) a)
+#define GET_C_STRUCT(a) ((struct mmap_interface *)Data_abstract_val(a))
 
 /*
  * Bytes_val has been introduced by Ocaml 4.06.1. So define our own version