diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
index af425a8..0b3d237 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -183,22 +183,31 @@ static struct resource video_ram_resourc
 	.flags = IORESOURCE_RAM,
 };
 
-#define romsignature(x) (*(unsigned short *)(x) == 0xaa55)
+#define ROMSIGNATURE 0xaa55
 
-static int __init romchecksum(unsigned char *rom, unsigned long length)
+static int __init romsignature(const unsigned char *rom)
 {
-	unsigned char *p, sum = 0;
+	const unsigned short * const ptr = (const unsigned short *)rom;
+	unsigned short sig;
 
-	for (p = rom; p < rom + length; p++)
-		sum += *p;
-	return sum == 0;
+	return probe_kernel_address(ptr, sig) == 0 && sig == ROMSIGNATURE;
+}
+
+static int __init romchecksum(const unsigned char *rom, unsigned long length)
+{
+	unsigned char sum, c;
+
+	for (sum = 0; length && probe_kernel_address(rom++, c) == 0; length--)
+		sum += c;
+	return !length && !sum;
 }
 
 static void __init probe_roms(void)
 {
+	const unsigned char *rom;
 	unsigned long start, length, upper;
-	unsigned char *rom;
-	int	      i;
+	unsigned char c;
+	int i;
 
 	/* video rom */
 	upper = adapter_rom_resources[0].start;
@@ -209,8 +218,11 @@ static void __init probe_roms(void)
 
 		video_rom_resource.start = start;
 
+		if (probe_kernel_address(rom, c) != 0)
+			continue;
+
 		/* 0 < length <= 0x7f * 512, historically */
-		length = rom[2] * 512;
+		length = c * 512;
 
 		/* if checksum okay, trust length byte */
 		if (length && romchecksum(rom, length))
@@ -245,8 +257,11 @@ static void __init probe_roms(void)
 		if (!romsignature(rom))
 			continue;
 
+		if (probe_kernel_address(rom, c) != 0)
+			continue;
+
 		/* 0 < length <= 0x7f * 512, historically */
-		length = rom[2] * 512;
+		length = c * 512;
 
 		/* but accept any length that fits if checksum okay */
 		if (!length || start + length > upper || !romchecksum(rom, length))