diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pci-j721e.c b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pci-j721e.c
index 35e61048e133c..0c5813b230b42 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pci-j721e.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pci-j721e.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ enum j721e_pcie_mode {
 
 struct j721e_pcie_data {
 	enum j721e_pcie_mode	mode;
-	bool quirk_retrain_flag;
+	unsigned int		quirk_retrain_flag:1;
 };
 
 static inline u32 j721e_pcie_user_readl(struct j721e_pcie *pcie, u32 offset)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h
index 30db2d68c17a0..bc27d126f2394 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ struct cdns_pcie_rc {
 	u32			vendor_id;
 	u32			device_id;
 	bool			avail_ib_bar[CDNS_PCIE_RP_MAX_IB];
-	bool                    quirk_retrain_flag;
+	unsigned int		quirk_retrain_flag:1;
 };
 
 /**