diff --git a/xen/common/kexec.c b/xen/common/kexec.c
index f3f5f01731..2f8b8e0de3 100644
--- a/xen/common/kexec.c
+++ b/xen/common/kexec.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int kexec_get_reserve(xen_kexec_range_t *range)
     return 0;
 }
 
-extern unsigned long _text, _end;
+extern unsigned long _text;
 
 static int kexec_get_xen(xen_kexec_range_t *range, int get_ma)
 {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int kexec_get_xen(xen_kexec_range_t *range, int get_ma)
     else
         range->start = (unsigned long) &_text;
 
-    range->size = &_end - &_text;
+    range->size = (unsigned long)&_end - (unsigned long)&_text;
     return 0;
 }