diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index f47f0c3939f2..50db9b04a552 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -242,15 +242,15 @@ struct ubuf_info {
  * the end of the header data, ie. at skb->end.
  */
 struct skb_shared_info {
-	unsigned short	nr_frags;
+	unsigned char	nr_frags;
+	__u8		tx_flags;
 	unsigned short	gso_size;
 	/* Warning: this field is not always filled in (UFO)! */
 	unsigned short	gso_segs;
 	unsigned short  gso_type;
-	__be32          ip6_frag_id;
-	__u8		tx_flags;
 	struct sk_buff	*frag_list;
 	struct skb_shared_hwtstamps hwtstamps;
+	__be32          ip6_frag_id;
 
 	/*
 	 * Warning : all fields before dataref are cleared in __alloc_skb()