diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
index 9930d5f8b9e1..6271b9411ccf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ struct ehea_port {
 	int num_add_tx_qps;
 	int num_mcs;
 	int resets;
-	u64 flags;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 mac_addr;
 	u32 logical_port_id;
 	u32 port_speed;
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ void ehea_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
 int ehea_sense_port_attr(struct ehea_port *port);
 int ehea_set_portspeed(struct ehea_port *port, u32 port_speed);
 
-extern u64 ehea_driver_flags;
 extern struct work_struct ehea_rereg_mr_task;
 
 #endif	/* __EHEA_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index a2f1905a23df..e3131ea629cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_lro, " Large Receive Offload, 1: enable, 0: disable, "
 
 static int port_name_cnt;
 static LIST_HEAD(adapter_list);
-u64 ehea_driver_flags;
+static unsigned long ehea_driver_flags;
 struct work_struct ehea_rereg_mr_task;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(dlpar_mem_lock);
 struct ehea_fw_handle_array ehea_fw_handles;