diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 1a90bb3e2986..af224cda8697 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ struct cifs_ses {
 	int ses_count;		/* reference counter */
 	enum statusEnum status;
 	unsigned overrideSecFlg;  /* if non-zero override global sec flags */
-	__u16 ipc_tid;		/* special tid for connection to IPC share */
+	__u32 ipc_tid;		/* special tid for connection to IPC share */
 	char *serverOS;		/* name of operating system underlying server */
 	char *serverNOS;	/* name of network operating system of server */
 	char *serverDomain;	/* security realm of server */