diff --git a/src/xercesc/util/Platforms/OS390/OS390PlatformUtils.cpp b/src/xercesc/util/Platforms/OS390/OS390PlatformUtils.cpp
index 2e970bea2b032ba1761db2a389cd2552c1470096..fa3e8a649e9c8038e10f48b81c91cfb67c9582b9 100644
--- a/src/xercesc/util/Platforms/OS390/OS390PlatformUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/xercesc/util/Platforms/OS390/OS390PlatformUtils.cpp
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ unsigned long XMLPlatformUtils::getCurrentMillis()
 //  locking mechanism is developed
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #ifndef APP_NO_THREADS
-typedef XMLHolder<pthread_mutex_t  PThreadMutexHolderType;
+typedef XMLHolder<pthread_mutex_t> PThreadMutexHolderType;
 typedef XMLHolder<int>             IntMutexHolderType;
 
 void XMLPlatformUtils::closeMutex(void* const mtxHandle)