diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index 96d465f..26be28f 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@
 
 struct reiserfs_security_handle;
 int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		       struct inode *dir, int mode,
+		       struct inode *dir, umode_t mode,
 		       const char *symname, loff_t i_size,
 		       struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 		       struct reiserfs_security_handle *security);