diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
index bc4f8623c8cc..792792715673 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static const struct file_operations vme_user_fops = {
 	.write = vme_user_write,
 	.llseek = vme_user_llseek,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = vme_user_unlocked_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl = vme_user_unlocked_ioctl,
 };