diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 09ee92d9670c..5e0fe0914d54 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ struct btrfs_path {
 	struct extent_buffer *nodes[BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL];
 	int slots[BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL];
 	/* if there is real range locking, this locks field will change */
-	int locks[BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL];
+	u8 locks[BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL];
 	u8 reada;
 	/* keep some upper locks as we walk down */
 	u8 lowest_level;