diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 623f90e5f38d..3b3aeb1b74cb 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ static inline int security_dentry_init_security(struct dentry *dentry,
 static inline int security_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode,
 						struct inode *dir,
 						const struct qstr *qstr,
-						const initxattrs initxattrs,
+						const initxattrs xattrs,
 						void *fs_data)
 {
 	return 0;