diff --git a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
index 51855df..c325b18 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 extern int			nlmsvc_grace_period;
 extern unsigned long		nlmsvc_timeout;
 extern int			nsm_use_hostnames;
-extern int			nsm_local_state;
+extern u32			nsm_local_state;
 
 /*
  * Lockd client functions