diff --git a/include/sound/rawmidi.h b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
index 40ab20439fee..a36b7227a15a 100644
--- a/include/sound/rawmidi.h
+++ b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ struct snd_rawmidi_substream {
 	struct list_head list;		/* list of all substream for given stream */
 	int stream;			/* direction */
 	int number;			/* substream number */
-	unsigned int opened: 1,		/* open flag */
-		     append: 1,		/* append flag (merge more streams) */
-		     active_sensing: 1; /* send active sensing when close */
+	bool opened;			/* open flag */
+	bool append;			/* append flag (merge more streams) */
+	bool active_sensing;		/* send active sensing when close */
 	int use_count;			/* use counter (for output) */
 	size_t bytes;
 	struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi;