diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index e44d379faad2..8dbc57390d25 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct exec_domain;
 struct thread_info {
 	struct task_struct	*task;		/* main task structure */
 	struct exec_domain	*exec_domain;	/* execution domain */
-	unsigned long		flags;		/* low level flags */
+	__u32			flags;		/* low level flags */
 	__u32			status;		/* thread synchronous flags */
 	__u32			cpu;		/* current CPU */
 	int			preempt_count;	/* 0 => preemptable,