diff --git a/lib/libc/softfloat/bits32/softfloat.c b/lib/libc/softfloat/bits32/softfloat.c
index eaa6f6ebc9d..7785c4ea11e 100644
--- a/lib/libc/softfloat/bits32/softfloat.c
+++ b/lib/libc/softfloat/bits32/softfloat.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 Floating-point rounding mode and exception flags.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
-fp_rnd float_rounding_mode = float_round_nearest_even;
+fp_rnd_t float_rounding_mode = float_round_nearest_even;
 fp_except float_exception_flags = 0;
 
 /*