diff --git a/code/lkm.c b/code/lkm.c
index 1e7439939..3ebab35af 100644
--- a/code/lkm.c
+++ b/code/lkm.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static int lkm_init(void);
 static int lkm_exit(void);
 int lkm_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 int lkm_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
-long lkm_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, long unsigend);
+long lkm_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, long int);
 
 static struct file_operations lkm_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ lkm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *fp)
 }
 
 long lkm_ioctl(struct file *fp, unsigned num,
-    long unsigned param) { printk(KERN_INFO "lkm: release: start") }
+    long int param) { printk(KERN_INFO "lkm: release: start") }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mira Chacku Purakal");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic Module");