diff --git a/fs/erofs/internal.h b/fs/erofs/internal.h
index 67a7ec945686..ce52f708a403 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/erofs/internal.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ 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;