diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.h b/fs/ext4/mballoc.h
index 00b3898df4a7..538703499d08 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.h
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ struct ext4_allocation_context {
 
 	__u32 ac_groups_considered;
 	__u32 ac_flags;		/* allocation hints */
+	__u32 ac_groups_linear_remaining;
 	__u16 ac_groups_scanned;
-	__u16 ac_groups_linear_remaining;
 	__u16 ac_found;
 	__u16 ac_tail;
 	__u16 ac_buddy;