diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/atomic.h
index 6c6defc24619fbab673b6296387c1dead503158b..af9cf30ed47430720ffb4736378336ee04edc9fa 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static __inline__ int __atomic_add_unless(atomic_t *v, int a, int u)
 
 #define atomic_sub_and_test(i,v)	(atomic_sub_return((i),(v)) == 0)
 
-#define ATOMIC_INIT(i)	((atomic_t) { (i) })
+#define ATOMIC_INIT(i)	{ (i) }
 
 #define smp_mb__before_atomic_dec()	smp_mb()
 #define smp_mb__after_atomic_dec()	smp_mb()
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static __inline__ int __atomic_add_unless(atomic_t *v, int a, int u)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 
-#define ATOMIC64_INIT(i) ((atomic64_t) { (i) })
+#define ATOMIC64_INIT(i) { (i) }
 
 static __inline__ s64
 __atomic64_add_return(s64 i, atomic64_t *v)
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index d4b94b395c1641f6a3c88bf9b50795b36e86d09f..2c05a9292a81cb1138a28af59216eef1d829c421 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		cregs->ksp = (unsigned long)stack
 			+ (pregs->gr[21] & (THREAD_SIZE - 1));
 		cregs->gr[30] = usp;
-		if (p->personality == PER_HPUX) {
+		if (personality(p->personality) == PER_HPUX) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HPUX
 			cregs->kpc = (unsigned long) &hpux_child_return;
 #else
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
index c9b932260f4713969cc8df8c51a9813110fb622f..7426e40699bdbf08575d0b69722e6594a1535076 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
@@ -225,12 +225,12 @@ long parisc_personality(unsigned long personality)
 	long err;
 
 	if (personality(current->personality) == PER_LINUX32
-	    && personality == PER_LINUX)
-		personality = PER_LINUX32;
+	    && personality(personality) == PER_LINUX)
+		personality = (personality & ~PER_MASK) | PER_LINUX32;
 
 	err = sys_personality(personality);
-	if (err == PER_LINUX32)
-		err = PER_LINUX;
+	if (personality(err) == PER_LINUX32)
+		err = (err & ~PER_MASK) | PER_LINUX;
 
 	return err;
 }