diff --git a/fs/exofs/dir.c b/fs/exofs/dir.c
index d0941c6..8040583 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/dir.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 static inline
 void exofs_set_de_type(struct exofs_dir_entry *de, struct inode *inode)
 {
-	mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
+	umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 	de->file_type = exofs_type_by_mode[(mode & S_IFMT) >> S_SHIFT];
 }