diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
index 18124b7..9d88db1 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	struct dentry* debugfs_entries[DEBUG_MAX_VIEWS];
 	struct debug_view* views[DEBUG_MAX_VIEWS];	
 	char name[DEBUG_MAX_NAME_LEN];
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 } debug_info_t;
 
 typedef int (debug_header_proc_t) (debug_info_t* id,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                              int buf_size);
 
 debug_info_t *debug_register_mode(const char *name, int pages, int nr_areas,
-				  int buf_size, mode_t mode, uid_t uid,
+				  int buf_size, umode_t mode, uid_t uid,
 				  gid_t gid);
 
 void debug_unregister(debug_info_t* id);