diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index 669756b..778adc0 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES
 #include <asm/kprobes.h>
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@
 };
 
 extern spinlock_t kretprobe_lock;
-extern struct semaphore kprobe_mutex;
+extern struct mutex kprobe_mutex;
 extern int arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
 extern void arch_arm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
 extern void arch_disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);