diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index d0be615..603e93e 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 	i_size_ordered_init(inode);
 #ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->inotify_watches);
-	sema_init(&inode->inotify_sem, 1);
+	mutex_init(&inode->inotify_mutex);
 #endif
 }