diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
index 87a09170864242b262c338dc72670cc46b9e9d97..b2da8b318e99d34e12f87c0279606d0915233aac 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void NS16550_init(NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
 					defined(CONFIG_AM33XX)
 	serial_out(0x7, &com_port->mdr1);	/* mode select reset TL16C750*/
 #endif
-	serial_out(UART_LCR_BKSE | UART_LCRVAL, (ulong)&com_port->lcr);
+	serial_out(UART_LCR_BKSE | UART_LCRVAL, &com_port->lcr);
 	serial_out(0, &com_port->dll);
 	serial_out(0, &com_port->dlm);
 	serial_out(UART_LCRVAL, &com_port->lcr);