diff --git a/include/linux/scif.h b/include/linux/scif.h
index 49a35d6edc941f91df0e5a50b8f92e39a60586a1..7046111b8d0aa6623dab59db8e3f68cb1714f462 100644
--- a/include/linux/scif.h
+++ b/include/linux/scif.h
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ struct scif_range {
  */
 struct scif_pollepd {
 	scif_epd_t epd;
-	short events;
-	short revents;
+	__poll_t events;
+	__poll_t revents;
 };
 
 /**