diff --git a/drivers/connector/connector.c b/drivers/connector/connector.c
index bb0b3a8de14b..1422285d537c 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/connector.c
+++ b/drivers/connector/connector.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ int cn_already_initialized = 0;
  * a new message.
  *
  */
-int cn_netlink_send(struct cn_msg *msg, u32 __group, int gfp_mask)
+int cn_netlink_send(struct cn_msg *msg, u32 __group,
+		    unsigned int __nocast gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct cn_callback_entry *__cbq;
 	unsigned int size;
diff --git a/include/linux/connector.h b/include/linux/connector.h
index 86d4b0a81713..96582c9911ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/connector.h
+++ b/include/linux/connector.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ struct cn_dev {
 
 int cn_add_callback(struct cb_id *, char *, void (*callback) (void *));
 void cn_del_callback(struct cb_id *);
-int cn_netlink_send(struct cn_msg *, u32, int);
+int cn_netlink_send(struct cn_msg *, u32, unsigned int __nocast);
 
 int cn_queue_add_callback(struct cn_queue_dev *dev, char *name, struct cb_id *id, void (*callback)(void *));
 void cn_queue_del_callback(struct cn_queue_dev *dev, struct cb_id *id);