diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
index 0864a77..a1c805d 100644
--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #define UNIX_HASH_SIZE	256
 
-extern atomic_t unix_tot_inflight;
+extern unsigned int unix_tot_inflight;
 
 struct unix_address {
 	atomic_t	refcnt;