diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/ldt.c b/arch/um/sys-i386/ldt.c
index 4a8b420..a939a7e 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/ldt.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/ldt.c
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@
 static void ldt_get_host_info(void)
 {
 	long ret;
-	struct ldt_entry * ldt, *tmp;
+	struct ldt_entry * ldt;
+	short *tmp;
 	int i, size, k, order;
 
 	spin_lock(&host_ldt_lock);