diff --git a/include/asm-generic/fcntl.h b/include/asm-generic/fcntl.h
index a70b2d2bfc14f7..0fc16e3f0bfcc0 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/fcntl.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/fcntl.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
 struct f_owner_ex {
 	int	type;
-	pid_t	pid;
+	__kernel_pid_t	pid;
 };
 
 /* for F_[GET|SET]FL */