diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 66a30409f217..f4bfe91ca7f9 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -246,14 +246,14 @@ struct mptcp_pm_data {
 
 struct mptcp_pm_local {
 	struct mptcp_addr_info	addr;
-	u8			flags;
+	u32			flags;
 	int			ifindex;
 };
 
 struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct mptcp_addr_info	addr;
-	u8			flags;
+	u32			flags;
 	int			ifindex;
 	struct socket		*lsk;
 };