diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index b7c24d152604..5fc9ccab907c 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ enum hugetlb_param {
 static const struct fs_parameter_spec hugetlb_fs_parameters[] = {
 	fsparam_u32   ("gid",		Opt_gid),
 	fsparam_string("min_size",	Opt_min_size),
-	fsparam_u32   ("mode",		Opt_mode),
+	fsparam_u32oct("mode",		Opt_mode),
 	fsparam_string("nr_inodes",	Opt_nr_inodes),
 	fsparam_string("pagesize",	Opt_pagesize),
 	fsparam_string("size",		Opt_size),