diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/domain.c b/xen/arch/arm/domain.c
index 621f518b83..c021a03c61 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/domain.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/domain.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void schedule_tail(struct vcpu *prev)
 
 static void continue_new_vcpu(struct vcpu *prev)
 {
-    current->arch.actlr = READ_SYSREG32(ACTLR_EL1);
+    current->arch.actlr = READ_SYSREG(ACTLR_EL1);
     processor_vcpu_initialise(current);
 
     schedule_tail(prev);
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-arm/domain.h b/xen/include/asm-arm/domain.h
index c6b59ee755..2d4f38c669 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-arm/domain.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-arm/domain.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct arch_vcpu
 
     /* Control Registers */
     register_t sctlr;
-    uint32_t actlr;
+    register_t actlr;
     uint32_t cpacr;
 
     uint32_t contextidr;