diff --git a/fs/erofs/internal.h b/fs/erofs/internal.h
index b77acf09726c..beadb06d8feb 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/erofs/internal.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct erofs_inode {
 
 	unsigned char datalayout;
 	unsigned char inode_isize;
-	unsigned short xattr_isize;
+	unsigned int xattr_isize;
 
 	unsigned int xattr_shared_count;
 	unsigned int *xattr_shared_xattrs;