diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/acl.c b/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
index 783c58d..fbafc6e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
 	int ret = 0, ret2;
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 
 	if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		if (osb->s_mount_opt & OCFS2_MOUNT_POSIX_ACL) {