diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 39d66dc2b8e9..26b46ff74663 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void ima_check_last_writer(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 				  struct inode *inode,
 				  struct file *file)
 {
-	mode_t mode = file->f_mode;
+	fmode_t mode = file->f_mode;
 
 	mutex_lock(&iint->mutex);
 	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE &&