diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index a9a8762448aa..a835d2bf243e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ atomic_t ata_print_id = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
 struct ata_force_param {
 	const char	*name;
-	unsigned int	cbl;
-	int		spd_limit;
+	u8		cbl;
+	u8		spd_limit;
 	unsigned long	xfer_mask;
 	unsigned int	horkage_on;
 	unsigned int	horkage_off;
-	unsigned int	lflags;
+	u16		lflags;
 };
 
 struct ata_force_ent {
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 350fa584acde..236e4c55be48 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_DEV_NONE		= 11,	/* no device */
 
 	/* struct ata_link flags */
+	/* NOTE: struct ata_force_param currently stores lflags in u16 */
 	ATA_LFLAG_NO_HRST	= (1 << 1), /* avoid hardreset */
 	ATA_LFLAG_NO_SRST	= (1 << 2), /* avoid softreset */
 	ATA_LFLAG_ASSUME_ATA	= (1 << 3), /* assume ATA class */