diff --git a/include/net/llc.h b/include/net/llc.h
index 709a9b3..5503b74 100644
--- a/include/net/llc.h
+++ b/include/net/llc.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 #define LLC_DEST_CONN            2      /* Type 2 goes here */
 
 extern struct list_head llc_sap_list;
-extern rwlock_t llc_sap_list_lock;
+extern spinlock_t llc_sap_list_lock;
 
 extern int llc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		   struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_dev);