diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 0e5aeb86dfc..f2c1fd7978a 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ struct security_operations {
 	int (*path_rename) (struct path *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			    struct path *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
 	int (*path_chmod) (struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-			   mode_t mode);
+			   umode_t mode);
 	int (*path_chown) (struct path *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 	int (*path_chroot) (struct path *path);
 #endif
@@ -2867,7 +2867,7 @@ int security_path_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct path *new_dir,
 int security_path_rename(struct path *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			 struct path *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
 int security_path_chmod(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-			mode_t mode);
+			umode_t mode);
 int security_path_chown(struct path *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 int security_path_chroot(struct path *path);
 #else	/* CONFIG_SECURITY_PATH */
@@ -2921,7 +2921,7 @@ static inline int security_path_rename(struct path *old_dir,
 
 static inline int security_path_chmod(struct dentry *dentry,
 				      struct vfsmount *mnt,
-				      mode_t mode)
+				      umode_t mode)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 37832026e58..afbe49822be 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int apparmor_path_rename(struct path *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 }
 
 static int apparmor_path_chmod(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-			       mode_t mode)
+			       umode_t mode)
 {
 	if (!mediated_filesystem(dentry->d_inode))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index 9def035cd57..4f24bee49f2 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static int cap_path_truncate(struct path *path)
 }
 
 static int cap_path_chmod(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-			  mode_t mode)
+			  umode_t mode)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 8cc0f0caa64..3635a13cd4a 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ int security_path_truncate(struct path *path)
 }
 
 int security_path_chmod(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-			mode_t mode)
+			umode_t mode)
 {
 	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(dentry->d_inode)))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
index 4b327b69174..a4b840ea007 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int tomoyo_file_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
 static int tomoyo_path_chmod(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-			     mode_t mode)
+			     umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct path path = { mnt, dentry };
 	return tomoyo_path_number_perm(TOMOYO_TYPE_CHMOD, &path,