diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
index 8bb7792afe2edbf77d63a7367dbcc0d651db71ef..cb6396855e2dff98240176c0f4acfed575606798 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ void v9fs_session_close(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses);
 void v9fs_session_cancel(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses);
 void v9fs_session_begin_cancel(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses);
 
-#define V9FS_MAGIC 0x01021997
-
 /* other default globals */
 #define V9FS_PORT	564
 #define V9FS_DEFUSER	"nobody"
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 174643f4f901a7621edb99bdbe9ef9afa258991d..48d4215c60a8924df5dbb35706a28f84ac9ea5eb 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/statfs.h>
+#include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <net/9p/9p.h>
 #include <net/9p/client.h>
 
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ static int v9fs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
 		res = p9_client_statfs(fid, &rs);
 		if (res == 0) {
-			buf->f_type = rs.type;
+			buf->f_type = V9FS_MAGIC;
 			buf->f_bsize = rs.bsize;
 			buf->f_blocks = rs.blocks;
 			buf->f_bfree = rs.bfree;
diff --git a/include/linux/magic.h b/include/linux/magic.h
index eb9800f05782413f640a0b3fcf68dbf1aa5ca7fa..ff690d05f129c5af1f51b740c975f6a014d55221 100644
--- a/include/linux/magic.h
+++ b/include/linux/magic.h
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@
 
 #define DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC	0x1cd1
 #define SOCKFS_MAGIC		0x534F434B
+#define V9FS_MAGIC		0x01021997
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_MAGIC_H__ */