diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
index 59bdd580b249..7a6fc5555ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
@@ -663,7 +663,8 @@ static int lmv_disconnect(struct obd_export *exp)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int lmv_fid2path(struct obd_export *exp, int len, void *karg, void *uarg)
+static int lmv_fid2path(struct obd_export *exp, int len, void *karg,
+			void __user *uarg)
 {
 	struct obd_device	*obddev = class_exp2obd(exp);
 	struct lmv_obd		*lmv = &obddev->u.lmv;