diff --git a/source/components/tables/tbutils.c b/source/components/tables/tbutils.c
index d86ed252a1..680a69d9f2 100644
--- a/source/components/tables/tbutils.c
+++ b/source/components/tables/tbutils.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ AcpiTbGetRootTableEntry (
     UINT8                   *TableEntry,
     UINT32                  TableEntrySize)
 {
+    UINT32                  Address32;
     UINT64                  Address64;
 
 
@@ -336,8 +337,8 @@ AcpiTbGetRootTableEntry (
          * 32-bit platform, RSDT: Return 32-bit table entry
          * 64-bit platform, RSDT: Expand 32-bit to 64-bit and return
          */
-        return ((ACPI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS) (*ACPI_CAST_PTR (
-            UINT32, TableEntry)));
+        ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&Address32, TableEntry);
+        return Address32;
     }
     else
     {