diff --git a/code/lkm.c b/code/lkm.c
index 512d00709..1e7439939 100644
--- a/code/lkm.c
+++ b/code/lkm.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ lkm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *fp)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "lkm: release: start")
 }
 
-long lkm_ioctl(struct file *fp, unsigned int num,
-    long unsigned int param) { printk(KERN_INFO "lkm: release: start") }
+long lkm_ioctl(struct file *fp, unsigned num,
+    long unsigned param) { printk(KERN_INFO "lkm: release: start") }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mira Chacku Purakal");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic Module");