diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
index 5481e6bb330a..5114273826ec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void cvm_oct_free_tx_skbs(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 int cvm_oct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	cvmx_pko_command_word0_t pko_command;
+	union cvmx_pko_command_word0 pko_command;
 	union cvmx_buf_ptr hw_buffer;
 	u64 old_scratch;
 	u64 old_scratch2;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
index c328f0771985..9711bf379710 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ union cvmx_npi_rsl_int_blocks {
 	} cn50xx;
 };
 
-typedef union {
+union cvmx_pko_command_word0 {
 	uint64_t u64;
 	struct {
 	        uint64_t total_bytes:16;
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ typedef union {
 	        uint64_t size0:2;
 	        uint64_t size1:2;
 	} s;
-} cvmx_pko_command_word0_t;
+};
 
 union cvmx_ciu_timx {
 	uint64_t u64;
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ static inline void cvmx_pko_send_packet_prepare(uint64_t port, uint64_t queue,
 { }
 
 static inline cvmx_pko_status_t cvmx_pko_send_packet_finish(uint64_t port,
-		uint64_t queue, cvmx_pko_command_word0_t pko_command,
+		uint64_t queue, union cvmx_pko_command_word0 pko_command,
 		union cvmx_buf_ptr packet, cvmx_pko_lock_t use_locking)
 {
 	cvmx_pko_status_t ret = 0;