diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/libfcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/libfcoe.c
index aa503d83092a09eb0b69ea1ca76fd227807bd39a..bc17c71232023c7d3b830a541df976de7146a72c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/libfcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/libfcoe.c
@@ -2296,7 +2296,7 @@ static int fcoe_ctlr_vn_recv(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct fip_header *fiph;
 	enum fip_vn2vn_subcode sub;
-	union {
+	struct {
 		struct fc_rport_priv rdata;
 		struct fcoe_rport frport;
 	} buf;