diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index ebf8726..81e6542 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
  */
 static int
 ecryptfs_create(struct inode *directory_inode, struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
-		int mode, struct nameidata *nd)
+		umode_t mode, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct inode *ecryptfs_inode;
 	int rc;