diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 4960779..1e8132b 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 			      struct sctp_association *, sctp_socket_type_t);
 static char *sctp_hmac_alg = SCTP_COOKIE_HMAC_ALG;
 
-extern kmem_cache_t *sctp_bucket_cachep;
+extern struct kmem_cache *sctp_bucket_cachep;
 
 /* Get the sndbuf space available at the time on the association.  */
 static inline int sctp_wspace(struct sctp_association *asoc)