diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.33/240-packet_socket_type.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.33/240-packet_socket_type.patch
index 0cf56c02b6..f6f48c9deb 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.33/240-packet_socket_type.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.33/240-packet_socket_type.patch
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
  	unsigned int		tp_loss:1;
  #endif
  	struct packet_type	prot_hook ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
-+	__u8			pkt_type:3;
++	unsigned int		pkt_type;
  };
  
  struct packet_skb_cb {
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.34/240-packet_socket_type.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.34/240-packet_socket_type.patch
index 4d4c01155f..30743a0c05 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.34/240-packet_socket_type.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.34/240-packet_socket_type.patch
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
  	unsigned int		tp_reserve;
  	unsigned int		tp_loss:1;
  	struct packet_type	prot_hook ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
-+	__u8			pkt_type:3;
++	unsigned int		pkt_type;
  };
  
  struct packet_skb_cb {
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.35/240-packet_socket_type.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.35/240-packet_socket_type.patch
index afaf9204fe..1bb0f85d88 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.35/240-packet_socket_type.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.35/240-packet_socket_type.patch
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
  	unsigned int		tp_reserve;
  	unsigned int		tp_loss:1;
  	struct packet_type	prot_hook ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
-+	__u8			pkt_type:3;
++	unsigned int		pkt_type;
  };
  
  struct packet_skb_cb {