diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
index dd57bb6..b40fec9 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 	struct configfs_attribute {
 		char                    *ca_name;
 		struct module           *ca_owner;
-		mode_t                  ca_mode;
+		umode_t                  ca_mode;
 	};
 
 When a config_item wants an attribute to appear as a file in the item's