diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 236de07cbda6..a9c791edede5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ struct dir_notify_req {
        __u16 netfid;
        __u32 filter; /* CompletionFilter (for multishot) */
        int multishot;
-       struct file * dentry;
+       struct file * pfile;
 };
 
 #define   MID_FREE 0