diff --git a/include/linux/posix_acl.h b/include/linux/posix_acl.h
index bd8d005..529c32a 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix_acl.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix_acl.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 extern int posix_acl_valid(const struct posix_acl *);
 extern int posix_acl_permission(struct inode *, const struct posix_acl *, int);
 extern struct posix_acl *posix_acl_from_mode(mode_t, gfp_t);
-extern int posix_acl_equiv_mode(const struct posix_acl *, mode_t *);
+extern int posix_acl_equiv_mode(const struct posix_acl *, umode_t *);
 extern int posix_acl_create(struct posix_acl **, gfp_t, umode_t *);
 extern int posix_acl_chmod(struct posix_acl **, gfp_t, mode_t);