diff --git a/base/linalg/umfpack.jl b/base/linalg/umfpack.jl
index cd716ccbb414c..e7ae524afd3bd 100644
--- a/base/linalg/umfpack.jl
+++ b/base/linalg/umfpack.jl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type MatrixIllConditionedException <: Exception
     message :: AbstractString
 end
 
-function umferror(status::Int)
+function umferror(status::Integer)
      if status==UMFPACK_OK
          return
      elseif status==UMFPACK_WARNING_singular_matrix