diff --git a/kernel/audit.h b/kernel/audit.h
index 4b428bb..9eb3d79 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.h
+++ b/kernel/audit.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 extern char *audit_unpack_string(void **, size_t *, size_t);
 
 extern pid_t audit_sig_pid;
-extern uid_t audit_sig_uid;
+extern kuid_t audit_sig_uid;
 extern u32 audit_sig_sid;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL