diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
index d5dae74ec67c..682659a749b6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void ieee80211_txb_free(struct ieee80211_txb *txb) {
 }
 
 struct ieee80211_txb *ieee80211_alloc_txb(int nr_frags, int txb_size,
-					  int gfp_mask)
+					  gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_txb *txb;
 	int i;