diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index ab01b51de559..46169fe42c61 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int sig, code;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
 	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
-	unsigned long vm_flags = VM_ACCESS_FLAGS;
+	vm_flags_t vm_flags = VM_ACCESS_FLAGS;
 
 	if (kprobe_page_fault(regs, fsr))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/mman.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/mman.h
index 21df8bbd2668..8770c7ee759f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/mman.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/mman.h
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 #include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-static inline unsigned long arch_calc_vm_prot_bits(unsigned long prot,
+static inline vm_flags_t arch_calc_vm_prot_bits(unsigned long prot,
 	unsigned long pkey)
 {
-	unsigned long ret = 0;
+	vm_flags_t ret = 0;
 
 	if (system_supports_bti() && (prot & PROT_BTI))
 		ret |= VM_ARM64_BTI;
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ static inline unsigned long arch_calc_vm_prot_bits(unsigned long prot,
 }
 #define arch_calc_vm_prot_bits(prot, pkey) arch_calc_vm_prot_bits(prot, pkey)
 
-static inline unsigned long arch_calc_vm_flag_bits(struct file *file,
-						   unsigned long flags)
+static inline vm_flags_t arch_calc_vm_flag_bits(struct file *file,
+						unsigned long flags)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Only allow MTE on anonymous mappings as these are guaranteed to be
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static inline bool arch_validate_prot(unsigned long prot,
 }
 #define arch_validate_prot(prot, addr) arch_validate_prot(prot, addr)
 
-static inline bool arch_validate_flags(unsigned long vm_flags)
+static inline bool arch_validate_flags(vm_flags_t vm_flags)
 {
 	if (system_supports_mte()) {
 		/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
index ec0a337891dd..24be3e632f79 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static int __kprobes do_page_fault(unsigned long far, unsigned long esr,
 	const struct fault_info *inf;
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned long vm_flags;
+	vm_flags_t vm_flags;
 	unsigned int mm_flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 	unsigned long addr = untagged_addr(far);
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index 00ab1d648db6..3d5fb37424ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
 
 static void __init declare_vma(struct vm_struct *vma,
 			       void *va_start, void *va_end,
-			       unsigned long vm_flags)
+			       vm_flags_t vm_flags)
 {
 	phys_addr_t pa_start = __pa_symbol(va_start);
 	unsigned long size = va_end - va_start;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mman.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mman.h
index 42a51a993d94..912f78a956a1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mman.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mman.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <asm/cpu_has_feature.h>
 #include <asm/firmware.h>
 
-static inline unsigned long arch_calc_vm_prot_bits(unsigned long prot,
+static inline vm_flags_t arch_calc_vm_prot_bits(unsigned long prot,
 		unsigned long pkey)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_MEM_KEYS
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h
index 59a2c7dbc78f..28e752138996 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ extern u32 reserved_allocation_mask; /* bits set for reserved keys */
 #endif
 
 
-static inline u64 pkey_to_vmflag_bits(u16 pkey)
+static inline vm_flags_t pkey_to_vmflag_bits(u16 pkey)
 {
-	return (((u64)pkey << VM_PKEY_SHIFT) & ARCH_VM_PKEY_FLAGS);
+	return (((vm_flags_t)pkey << VM_PKEY_SHIFT) & ARCH_VM_PKEY_FLAGS);
 }
 
 static inline int vma_pkey(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c
index 3a6592a31a10..03f8c34fa0a2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int kvmppc_memslot_page_merge(struct kvm *kvm,
 {
 	unsigned long gfn = memslot->base_gfn;
 	unsigned long end, start = gfn_to_hva(kvm, gfn);
-	unsigned long vm_flags;
+	vm_flags_t vm_flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	int merge_flag = (merge) ? MADV_MERGEABLE : MADV_UNMERGEABLE;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/mman.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/mman.h
index af9c10c83dc5..3e4bac33be81 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/mman.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/mman.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static inline void ipi_set_tstate_mcde(void *arg)
 }
 
 #define arch_calc_vm_prot_bits(prot, pkey) sparc_calc_vm_prot_bits(prot)
-static inline unsigned long sparc_calc_vm_prot_bits(unsigned long prot)
+static inline vm_flags_t sparc_calc_vm_prot_bits(unsigned long prot)
 {
 	if (adi_capable() && (prot & PROT_ADI)) {
 		struct pt_regs *regs;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int sparc_validate_prot(unsigned long prot, unsigned long addr)
 /* arch_validate_flags() - Ensure combination of flags is valid for a
  *	VMA.
  */
-static inline bool arch_validate_flags(unsigned long vm_flags)
+static inline bool arch_validate_flags(vm_flags_t vm_flags)
 {
 	/* If ADI is being enabled on this VMA, check for ADI
 	 * capability on the platform and ensure VMA is suitable
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
index 279148e72459..308dbbae6c6e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static struct sgx_encl_page *__sgx_encl_load_page(struct sgx_encl *encl,
 
 static struct sgx_encl_page *sgx_encl_load_page_in_vma(struct sgx_encl *encl,
 						       unsigned long addr,
-						       unsigned long vm_flags)
+						       vm_flags_t vm_flags)
 {
 	unsigned long vm_prot_bits = vm_flags & VM_ACCESS_FLAGS;
 	struct sgx_encl_page *entry;
@@ -520,9 +520,9 @@ static void sgx_vma_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
  * Return: 0 on success, -EACCES otherwise
  */
 int sgx_encl_may_map(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long start,
-		     unsigned long end, unsigned long vm_flags)
+		     unsigned long end, vm_flags_t vm_flags)
 {
-	unsigned long vm_prot_bits = vm_flags & VM_ACCESS_FLAGS;
+	vm_flags_t vm_prot_bits = vm_flags & VM_ACCESS_FLAGS;
 	struct sgx_encl_page *page;
 	unsigned long count = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static int sgx_encl_debug_write(struct sgx_encl *encl, struct sgx_encl_page *pag
  */
 static struct sgx_encl_page *sgx_encl_reserve_page(struct sgx_encl *encl,
 						   unsigned long addr,
-						   unsigned long vm_flags)
+						   vm_flags_t vm_flags)
 {
 	struct sgx_encl_page *entry;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
index f94ff14c9486..8ff47f6652b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static inline int sgx_encl_find(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 }
 
 int sgx_encl_may_map(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long start,
-		     unsigned long end, unsigned long vm_flags);
+		     unsigned long end, vm_flags_t vm_flags);
 
 bool current_is_ksgxd(void);
 void sgx_encl_release(struct kref *ref);
diff --git a/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h b/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
index f684649b1008..991022e9e0d3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static inline void vma_set_page_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	WRITE_ONCE(vma->vm_page_prot, vm_page_prot);
 }
 
-static inline bool arch_validate_flags(unsigned long)
+static inline bool arch_validate_flags(vm_flags_t)
 {
 	return true;
 }