diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 950f13a..9e8cd5a 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@
    for the fresh inode.  This can only be done outside a transaction, so
    if we return non-zero, we also end the transaction.  */
 int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		       struct inode *dir, int mode, const char *symname,
+		       struct inode *dir, umode_t mode, const char *symname,
 		       /* 0 for regular, EMTRY_DIR_SIZE for dirs,
 		          strlen (symname) for symlinks) */
 		       loff_t i_size, struct dentry *dentry,