diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
index a8836e8..dbdfd2b 100644
--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@
 	struct list_head	link;
 	atomic_long_t		inflight;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
-	unsigned int		gc_candidate : 1;
-	unsigned int		gc_maybe_cycle : 1;
 	unsigned char		recursion_level;
+	unsigned long		gc_flags;
+#define UNIX_GC_CANDIDATE	0
+#define UNIX_GC_MAYBE_CYCLE	1
 	struct socket_wq	peer_wq;
 };
 #define unix_sk(__sk) ((struct unix_sock *)__sk)
diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index d0f6545..9bc73f8 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 					 * have been added to the queues after
 					 * starting the garbage collection
 					 */
-					if (u->gc_candidate) {
+					if (test_bit(UNIX_GC_CANDIDATE, &u->gc_flags)) {
 						hit = true;
 						func(u);
 					}
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 	 * of the list, so that it's checked even if it was already
 	 * passed over
 	 */
-	if (u->gc_maybe_cycle)
+	if (test_bit(UNIX_GC_MAYBE_CYCLE, &u->gc_flags))
 		list_move_tail(&u->link, &gc_candidates);
 }
 
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@
 		BUG_ON(total_refs < inflight_refs);
 		if (total_refs == inflight_refs) {
 			list_move_tail(&u->link, &gc_candidates);
-			u->gc_candidate = 1;
-			u->gc_maybe_cycle = 1;
+			__set_bit(UNIX_GC_CANDIDATE, &u->gc_flags);
+			__set_bit(UNIX_GC_MAYBE_CYCLE, &u->gc_flags);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 
 		if (atomic_long_read(&u->inflight) > 0) {
 			list_move_tail(&u->link, &not_cycle_list);
-			u->gc_maybe_cycle = 0;
+			__clear_bit(UNIX_GC_MAYBE_CYCLE, &u->gc_flags);
 			scan_children(&u->sk, inc_inflight_move_tail, NULL);
 		}
 	}
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 	 */
 	while (!list_empty(&not_cycle_list)) {
 		u = list_entry(not_cycle_list.next, struct unix_sock, link);
-		u->gc_candidate = 0;
+		__clear_bit(UNIX_GC_CANDIDATE, &u->gc_flags);
 		list_move_tail(&u->link, &gc_inflight_list);
 	}