diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index f5cabefa98dc..8febe6fce2b1 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -544,7 +544,8 @@ extern void ceph_reservation_status(struct ceph_fs_client *client,
  * we keep buffered readdir results attached to file->private_data
  */
 struct ceph_file_info {
-	int fmode;     /* initialized on open */
+	short fmode;     /* initialized on open */
+	short flags;     /* CEPH_F_* */
 
 	/* readdir: position within the dir */
 	u32 frag;