diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 769fd0a..2f488e1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_VFS
 
-static kmem_cache_t *nfs_direct_cachep;
+static struct kmem_cache *nfs_direct_cachep;
 
 /*
  * This represents a set of asynchronous requests that we're waiting on