diff --git a/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_signal.c b/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_signal.c
index 0f2d874d142..51dd1f38090 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_signal.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_signal.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ ia32_setregs(struct thread *td, struct image_params *imgp, uintptr_t stack)
 	regs->tf_rflags = PSL_USER | saved_rflags;
 	regs->tf_ss = _udatasel;
 	regs->tf_cs = _ucode32sel;
-	regs->tf_rbx = imgp->ps_strings;
+	regs->tf_rbx = (register_t)imgp->ps_strings;
 	regs->tf_ds = _udatasel;
 	regs->tf_es = _udatasel;
 	regs->tf_fs = _ufssel;
diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
index 867235bf8f5..2f0865c8e89 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ linux_exec_setregs(struct thread *td, struct image_params *imgp,
 	regs->tf_ss = _udatasel;
 	regs->tf_flags = TF_HASSEGS;
 	regs->tf_cs = _ucode32sel;
-	regs->tf_rbx = imgp->ps_strings;
+	regs->tf_rbx = (register_t)imgp->ps_strings;
 
 	fpstate_drop(td);
 
diff --git a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
index 375371a502b..9480d437bd9 100644
--- a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
@@ -3137,6 +3137,7 @@ freebsd32_copyout_strings(struct image_params *imgp, uintptr_t *stack_base)
 		execpath_len = 0;
 	arginfo = (struct freebsd32_ps_strings *)curproc->p_sysent->
 	    sv_psstrings;
+	imgp->ps_strings = arginfo;
 	if (imgp->proc->p_sysent->sv_sigcode_base == 0)
 		szsigcode = *(imgp->proc->p_sysent->sv_szsigcode);
 	else
diff --git a/sys/kern/imgact_aout.c b/sys/kern/imgact_aout.c
index 5a1b400f1d5..8062bac35a4 100644
--- a/sys/kern/imgact_aout.c
+++ b/sys/kern/imgact_aout.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ exec_aout_imgact(struct image_params *imgp)
 		file_offset = 0;
 		/* Pass PS_STRINGS for BSD/OS binaries only. */
 		if (N_GETMID(*a_out) == MID_ZERO)
-			imgp->ps_strings = aout_sysvec.sv_psstrings;
+			imgp->ps_strings = (void *)aout_sysvec.sv_psstrings;
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* NetBSD compatibility */
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
index 1e8cd39192f..c99bd884668 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -1546,6 +1546,7 @@ exec_copyout_strings(struct image_params *imgp, uintptr_t *stack_base)
 	p = imgp->proc;
 	szsigcode = 0;
 	arginfo = (struct ps_strings *)p->p_sysent->sv_psstrings;
+	imgp->ps_strings = arginfo;
 	if (p->p_sysent->sv_sigcode_base == 0) {
 		if (p->p_sysent->sv_szsigcode != NULL)
 			szsigcode = *(p->p_sysent->sv_szsigcode);
diff --git a/sys/sys/imgact.h b/sys/sys/imgact.h
index c3709858ced..35ddbbd946f 100644
--- a/sys/sys/imgact.h
+++ b/sys/sys/imgact.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct image_params {
 	char *interpreter_name;	/* name of the interpreter */
 	void *auxargs;		/* ELF Auxinfo structure pointer */
 	struct sf_buf *firstpage;	/* first page that we mapped */
-	unsigned long ps_strings; /* PS_STRINGS for BSD/OS binaries */
+	void *ps_strings;		/* pointer to ps_string (user space) */
 	struct image_args *args;	/* system call arguments */
 	struct sysentvec *sysent;	/* system entry vector */
 	char *execpath;