diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index 6f8aaf3..06b5085 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		struct sysfs_elem_bin_attr	bin_attr;
 	}			s_elem;
 
-	int			s_type;
+	unsigned int		s_flags;
 	umode_t			s_mode;
 	ino_t			s_ino;
 	struct dentry		* s_dentry;
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
 extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
+static inline unsigned int sysfs_type(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+	return sd->s_flags & SYSFS_TYPE_MASK;
+}
+
 static inline struct sysfs_dirent * sysfs_get(struct sysfs_dirent * sd)
 {
 	if (sd) {