diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 1cc600e77bb4..2f8e61816d75 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/inet.h>
 #include <linux/nfs_xdr.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/compat.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -89,7 +90,11 @@ int nfs_wait_bit_killable(void *word)
  */
 u64 nfs_compat_user_ino64(u64 fileid)
 {
-	int ino;
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+	compat_ulong_t ino;
+#else	
+	unsigned long ino;
+#endif
 
 	if (enable_ino64)
 		return fileid;