diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 78a2ca3966c3..cc423a30a0c8 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *inotify_inode_mark_cachep __read_mostly;
 
 static int zero;
 
-ctl_table inotify_table[] = {
+struct ctl_table inotify_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "max_user_instances",
 		.data		= &inotify_max_user_instances,