diff --git a/sys/dev/e1000/if_em.h b/sys/dev/e1000/if_em.h
index d7290fd7245..a1dfc1f5bfa 100644
--- a/sys/dev/e1000/if_em.h
+++ b/sys/dev/e1000/if_em.h
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ struct adapter {
 #define intr_type shared->isc_intr
 	/* FreeBSD operating-system-specific structures. */
 	struct e1000_osdep osdep;
-	struct device	*dev;
+	device_t	*dev;
 	struct cdev	*led_dev;
 
         struct em_tx_queue *tx_queues;