diff --git a/arch/arm/src/common/arm_hostfs.c b/arch/arm/src/common/arm_hostfs.c
index 01855695e6..9cd69e1dc6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/common/arm_hostfs.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/common/arm_hostfs.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int host_unlink(const char *pathname)
   return host_call(HOST_REMOVE, &remove, sizeof(remove));
 }
 
-int host_mkdir(const char *pathname, mode_t mode)
+int host_mkdir(const char *pathname, int mode)
 {
   return -ENOSYS;
 }
diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/common/riscv_hostfs.c b/arch/risc-v/src/common/riscv_hostfs.c
index e20700e1ea..10bc258557 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/common/riscv_hostfs.c
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/common/riscv_hostfs.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int host_unlink(const char *pathname)
   return host_call(HOST_REMOVE, &remove, sizeof(remove));
 }
 
-int host_mkdir(const char *pathname, mode_t mode)
+int host_mkdir(const char *pathname, int mode)
 {
   return -ENOSYS;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/posix/sim_hostfs.c b/arch/sim/src/sim/posix/sim_hostfs.c
index 2e155e4aff..df33dccab4 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/posix/sim_hostfs.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/posix/sim_hostfs.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ int host_unlink(const char *pathname)
  * Name: host_mkdir
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int host_mkdir(const char *pathname, mode_t mode)
+int host_mkdir(const char *pathname, nuttx_mode_t mode)
 {
   /* Just call the host's mkdir routine */
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_hostfs.c b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_hostfs.c
index 0122970b90..a6bc4f70e2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_hostfs.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_hostfs.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int host_unlink(const char *pathname)
   return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int host_mkdir(const char *pathname, mode_t mode)
+int host_mkdir(const char *pathname, int mode)
 {
   return -ENOSYS;
 }
diff --git a/include/nuttx/fs/hostfs.h b/include/nuttx/fs/hostfs.h
index 85cd7cdcb6..7e0262de1f 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/fs/hostfs.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/fs/hostfs.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void          host_rewinddir(void *dirp);
 int           host_closedir(void *dirp);
 int           host_statfs(const char *path, struct nuttx_statfs_s *buf);
 int           host_unlink(const char *pathname);
-int           host_mkdir(const char *pathname, mode_t mode);
+int           host_mkdir(const char *pathname, nuttx_mode_t mode);
 int           host_rmdir(const char *pathname);
 int           host_rename(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
 int           host_stat(const char *path, struct nuttx_stat_s *buf);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void          host_rewinddir(void *dirp);
 int           host_closedir(void *dirp);
 int           host_statfs(const char *path, struct statfs *buf);
 int           host_unlink(const char *pathname);
-int           host_mkdir(const char *pathname, mode_t mode);
+int           host_mkdir(const char *pathname, int mode);
 int           host_rmdir(const char *pathname);
 int           host_rename(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
 int           host_stat(const char *path, struct stat *buf);