diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 443c703..05d1c2c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-int vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+int vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);