diff --git a/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h b/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
index 187a5b5b..f7fbaec 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
+++ b/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 	struct rw_semaphore	ls_recv_active;	/* block dlm_recv */
 	struct list_head	ls_requestqueue;/* queue remote requests */
 	struct mutex		ls_requestqueue_mutex;
-	char			*ls_recover_buf;
+	struct dlm_rcom		*ls_recover_buf;
 	int			ls_recover_nodeid; /* for debugging */
 	uint64_t		ls_rcom_seq;
 	spinlock_t		ls_rcom_spin;