diff --git a/fs/dlm/lock.c b/fs/dlm/lock.c
index 080cd216a9a4..12d4cc742308 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lock.c
@@ -5886,7 +5886,7 @@ int dlm_user_convert(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_user_args *ua_tmp,
 
 int dlm_user_adopt_orphan(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_user_args *ua_tmp,
 		     int mode, uint32_t flags, void *name, unsigned int namelen,
-		     unsigned long timeout_cs, uint32_t *lkid)
+		     uint32_t *lkid)
 {
 	struct dlm_lkb *lkb = NULL, *iter;
 	struct dlm_user_args *ua;
diff --git a/fs/dlm/lock.h b/fs/dlm/lock.h
index 40781d9a24df..8c99e1b6eefa 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lock.h
+++ b/fs/dlm/lock.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int dlm_user_convert(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_user_args *ua_tmp,
 	unsigned long timeout_cs);
 int dlm_user_adopt_orphan(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_user_args *ua_tmp,
 	int mode, uint32_t flags, void *name, unsigned int namelen,
-	unsigned long timeout_cs, uint32_t *lkid);
+	uint32_t *lkid);
 int dlm_user_unlock(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_user_args *ua_tmp,
 	uint32_t flags, uint32_t lkid, char *lvb_in);
 int dlm_user_cancel(struct dlm_ls *ls,  struct dlm_user_args *ua_tmp,
diff --git a/fs/dlm/user.c b/fs/dlm/user.c
index 1060b24f18d4..4b2a24a6a15d 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/user.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/user.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ static int device_user_lock(struct dlm_user_proc *proc,
 		error = dlm_user_adopt_orphan(ls, ua,
 					 params->mode, params->flags,
 					 params->name, params->namelen,
-					 (unsigned long) params->timeout,
 					 &lkid);
 		if (!error)
 			error = lkid;