diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 868d0cb..3479b17 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@
 {
 	int error;
 	int is_dir = S_ISDIR(old_dentry->d_inode->i_mode);
-	const char *old_name;
+	const unsigned char *old_name;
 
 	if (old_dentry->d_inode == new_dentry->d_inode)
  		return 0;