diff --git a/include/linux/journal-head.h b/include/linux/journal-head.h
index 44e95d0a721f..423cb6d78ee0 100644
--- a/include/linux/journal-head.h
+++ b/include/linux/journal-head.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct journal_head {
 	 * has been cowed
 	 * [jbd_lock_bh_state()]
 	 */
-	unsigned b_cow_tid;
+	tid_t b_cow_tid;
 
 	/*
 	 * Copy of the buffer data frozen for writing to the log.