diff --git a/fs/smbfs/request.c b/fs/smbfs/request.c
index 3eb1402..a4bcae8 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/request.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/request.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define ROUND_UP(x) (((x)+3) & ~3)
 
 /* cache for request structures */
-static kmem_cache_t *req_cachep;
+static struct kmem_cache *req_cachep;
 
 static int smb_request_send_req(struct smb_request *req);