diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
index f27d827960a3..58dc256402e3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ BLK_LSEG2EXT(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg)
 }
 
 struct bl_dev_msg {
-	int status;
+	int32_t status;
 	uint32_t major, minor;
 };