diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/uprobes.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/uprobes.h
index 2b09495499c6..014b02897f8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/uprobes.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/uprobes.h
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@
 #include <asm/insn.h>
 #include <asm/probes.h>
 
-#define MAX_UINSN_BYTES		AARCH64_INSN_SIZE
-
 #define UPROBE_SWBP_INSN	cpu_to_le32(BRK64_OPCODE_UPROBES)
 #define UPROBE_SWBP_INSN_SIZE	AARCH64_INSN_SIZE
-#define UPROBE_XOL_SLOT_BYTES	MAX_UINSN_BYTES
+#define UPROBE_XOL_SLOT_BYTES	AARCH64_INSN_SIZE
 
 typedef __le32 uprobe_opcode_t;
 
@@ -23,8 +21,8 @@ struct arch_uprobe_task {
 
 struct arch_uprobe {
 	union {
-		u8 insn[MAX_UINSN_BYTES];
-		u8 ixol[MAX_UINSN_BYTES];
+		__le32 insn;
+		__le32 ixol;
 	};
 	struct arch_probe_insn api;
 	bool simulate;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/uprobes.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/uprobes.c
index d49aef2657cd..a2f137a595fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/uprobes.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/uprobes.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int arch_uprobe_analyze_insn(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct mm_struct *mm,
 	else if (!IS_ALIGNED(addr, AARCH64_INSN_SIZE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	insn = *(probe_opcode_t *)(&auprobe->insn[0]);
+	insn = le32_to_cpu(auprobe->insn);
 
 	switch (arm_probe_decode_insn(insn, &auprobe->api)) {
 	case INSN_REJECTED:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ bool arch_uprobe_skip_sstep(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (!auprobe->simulate)
 		return false;
 
-	insn = *(probe_opcode_t *)(&auprobe->insn[0]);
+	insn = le32_to_cpu(auprobe->insn);
 	addr = instruction_pointer(regs);
 
 	if (auprobe->api.handler)