diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 31d5cec4d06bd9f0910d43957c5d7d12f6a8c6d8..4a1e3452a4ce41f6d2be608a84915a7d7cb63b1a 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ struct devlink {
 };
 
 struct devlink_port_attrs {
-	bool set;
+	u8 set:1,
+	   split:1;
 	enum devlink_port_flavour flavour;
 	u32 port_number; /* same value as "split group" */
-	bool split;
 	u32 split_subport_number;
 };