diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index f2c1fd7978a..fab659edf11 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ static inline void security_audit_rule_free(void *lsmrule)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITYFS
 
-extern struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+extern struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 					     struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 					     const struct file_operations *fops);
 extern struct dentry *securityfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent);
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ static inline struct dentry *securityfs_create_dir(const char *name,
 }
 
 static inline struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name,
-						    mode_t mode,
+						    umode_t mode,
 						    struct dentry *parent,
 						    void *data,
 						    const struct file_operations *fops)
diff --git a/security/apparmor/apparmorfs.c b/security/apparmor/apparmorfs.c
index 69ddb47787b..e39df6d4377 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/apparmorfs.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/apparmorfs.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void __init aafs_remove(const char *name)
  *
  * Used aafs_remove to remove entries created with this fn.
  */
-static int __init aafs_create(const char *name, int mask,
+static int __init aafs_create(const char *name, umode_t mask,
 			      const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index bfe02e68f92..90a70a67d83 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static const struct file_operations default_file_ops = {
 	.llseek =	noop_llseek,
 };
 
-static struct inode *get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, dev_t dev)
+static struct inode *get_inode(struct super_block *sb, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = new_inode(sb);
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static struct inode *get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, dev_t dev)
 
 /* SMP-safe */
 static int mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			 int mode, dev_t dev)
+			 umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
+static int mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
 	int res;
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	return res;
 }
 
-static int create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
+static int create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
 	mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFREG;
 	return mknod(dir, dentry, mode, 0);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static struct file_system_type fs_type = {
 	.kill_sb =	kill_litter_super,
 };
 
-static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static int create_by_name(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 			  struct dentry *parent,
 			  struct dentry **dentry)
 {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
  * If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value %-ENODEV is
  * returned.
  */
-struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 				   const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/securityfs_if.c b/security/tomoyo/securityfs_if.c
index 2672ac4f3be..482b2a5f48f 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/securityfs_if.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/securityfs_if.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static const struct file_operations tomoyo_operations = {
  *
  * Returns nothing.
  */
-static void __init tomoyo_create_entry(const char *name, const mode_t mode,
+static void __init tomoyo_create_entry(const char *name, const umode_t mode,
 				       struct dentry *parent, const u8 key)
 {
 	securityfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, ((u8 *) NULL) + key,