diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index 47497e1..be8dc0c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 	wait_queue_head_t	i_ipin_wait;	/* inode pinning wait queue */
 	spinlock_t		i_flags_lock;	/* inode i_flags lock */
 	/* Miscellaneous state. */
-	unsigned short		i_flags;	/* see defined flags below */
+	unsigned long		i_flags;	/* see defined flags below */
 	unsigned char		i_update_core;	/* timestamps/size is dirty */
 	unsigned int		i_delayed_blks;	/* count of delay alloc blks */