diff --git a/fs/hpfs/anode.c b/fs/hpfs/anode.c
index 08b503e8..3cb4d9c 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/anode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/anode.c
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@
 	else hpfs_remove_dtree(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->u.external[0].disk_secno));
 	ea_end = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
 	for (ea = fnode_ea(fnode); ea < ea_end; ea = next_ea(ea))
-		if (ea->indirect)
-			hpfs_ea_remove(s, ea_sec(ea), ea->anode, ea_len(ea));
+		if (ea_indirect(ea))
+			hpfs_ea_remove(s, ea_sec(ea), ea_in_anode(ea), ea_len(ea));
 	hpfs_ea_ext_remove(s, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_secno), fnode->ea_anode, le32_to_cpu(fnode->ea_size_l));
 	brelse(bh);
 	hpfs_free_sectors(s, fno, 1);
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/ea.c b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
index cd098e3..7cd0092 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/ea.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@
 			return;
 		}
 		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos, 4, ex)) return;
-		if (ea->indirect) {
+		if (ea_indirect(ea)) {
 			if (ea_valuelen(ea) != 8) {
-				hpfs_error(s, "ea->indirect set while ea->valuelen!=8, %s %08x, pos %08x",
+				hpfs_error(s, "ea_indirect(ea) set while ea->valuelen!=8, %s %08x, pos %08x",
 					ano ? "anode" : "sectors", a, pos);
 				return;
 			}
 			if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 9, ex+4))
 				return;
-			hpfs_ea_remove(s, ea_sec(ea), ea->anode, ea_len(ea));
+			hpfs_ea_remove(s, ea_sec(ea), ea_in_anode(ea), ea_len(ea));
 		}
 		pos += ea->namelen + ea_valuelen(ea) + 5;
 	}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	struct extended_attribute *ea_end = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
 	for (ea = fnode_ea(fnode); ea < ea_end; ea = next_ea(ea))
 		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
-			if (ea->indirect)
+			if (ea_indirect(ea))
 				goto indirect;
 			if (ea_valuelen(ea) >= size)
 				return -EINVAL;
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos, 4, ex)) return -EIO;
-		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea->indirect ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea_indirect(ea) ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
 			return -EIO;
 		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
-			if (ea->indirect)
+			if (ea_indirect(ea))
 				goto indirect;
 			if (ea_valuelen(ea) >= size)
 				return -EINVAL;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 indirect:
 	if (ea_len(ea) >= size)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (hpfs_ea_read(s, ea_sec(ea), ea->anode, 0, ea_len(ea), buf))
+	if (hpfs_ea_read(s, ea_sec(ea), ea_in_anode(ea), 0, ea_len(ea), buf))
 		return -EIO;
 	buf[ea_len(ea)] = 0;
 	return 0;
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@
 	struct extended_attribute *ea_end = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
 	for (ea = fnode_ea(fnode); ea < ea_end; ea = next_ea(ea))
 		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
-			if (ea->indirect)
-				return get_indirect_ea(s, ea->anode, ea_sec(ea), *size = ea_len(ea));
+			if (ea_indirect(ea))
+				return get_indirect_ea(s, ea_in_anode(ea), ea_sec(ea), *size = ea_len(ea));
 			if (!(ret = kmalloc((*size = ea_valuelen(ea)) + 1, GFP_NOFS))) {
 				printk("HPFS: out of memory for EA\n");
 				return NULL;
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos, 4, ex)) return NULL;
-		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea->indirect ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea_indirect(ea) ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
 			return NULL;
 		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
-			if (ea->indirect)
-				return get_indirect_ea(s, ea->anode, ea_sec(ea), *size = ea_len(ea));
+			if (ea_indirect(ea))
+				return get_indirect_ea(s, ea_in_anode(ea), ea_sec(ea), *size = ea_len(ea));
 			if (!(ret = kmalloc((*size = ea_valuelen(ea)) + 1, GFP_NOFS))) {
 				printk("HPFS: out of memory for EA\n");
 				return NULL;
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@
 	struct extended_attribute *ea_end = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
 	for (ea = fnode_ea(fnode); ea < ea_end; ea = next_ea(ea))
 		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
-			if (ea->indirect) {
+			if (ea_indirect(ea)) {
 				if (ea_len(ea) == size)
-					set_indirect_ea(s, ea->anode, ea_sec(ea), data, size);
+					set_indirect_ea(s, ea_in_anode(ea), ea_sec(ea), data, size);
 			} else if (ea_valuelen(ea) == size) {
 				memcpy(ea_data(ea), data, size);
 			}
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@
 			return;
 		}
 		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos, 4, ex)) return;
-		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea->indirect ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
+		if (hpfs_ea_read(s, a, ano, pos + 4, ea->namelen + 1 + (ea_indirect(ea) ? 8 : 0), ex + 4))
 			return;
 		if (!strcmp(ea->name, key)) {
-			if (ea->indirect) {
+			if (ea_indirect(ea)) {
 				if (ea_len(ea) == size)
-					set_indirect_ea(s, ea->anode, ea_sec(ea), data, size);
+					set_indirect_ea(s, ea_in_anode(ea), ea_sec(ea), data, size);
 			}
 			else {
 				if (ea_valuelen(ea) == size)
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/hpfs.h b/fs/hpfs/hpfs.h
index 8b0650a..ca90bde 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/hpfs.h
+++ b/fs/hpfs/hpfs.h
@@ -528,32 +528,23 @@
    run, or in multiple runs.  Flags in the fnode tell whether the EA list
    is immediate, in a single run, or in multiple runs. */
 
+enum {EA_indirect = 1, EA_anode = 2, EA_needea = 128 };
 struct extended_attribute
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
-  u8 indirect: 1;			/* 1 -> value gives sector number
+  u8 flags;				/* bit 0 set -> value gives sector number
 					   where real value starts */
-  u8 anode: 1;				/* 1 -> sector is an anode
+					/* bit 1 set -> sector is an anode
 					   that points to fragmented value */
-  u8 flag23456: 5;
-  u8 needea: 1;				/* required ea */
-#else
-  u8 needea: 1;				/* required ea */
-  u8 flag23456: 5;
-  u8 anode: 1;				/* 1 -> sector is an anode
-					   that points to fragmented value */
-  u8 indirect: 1;			/* 1 -> value gives sector number
-					   where real value starts */
-#endif
+					/* bit 7 set -> required ea */
   u8 namelen;				/* length of name, bytes */
   u8 valuelen_lo;			/* length of value, bytes */
   u8 valuelen_hi;			/* length of value, bytes */
-  u8 name[0];
+  u8 name[];
   /*
     u8 name[namelen];			ascii attrib name
     u8 nul;				terminating '\0', not counted
     u8 value[valuelen];			value, arbitrary
-      if this.indirect, valuelen is 8 and the value is
+      if this.flags & 1, valuelen is 8 and the value is
         u32 length;			real length of value, bytes
         secno secno;			sector address where it starts
       if this.anode, the above sector number is the root of an anode tree
@@ -561,6 +552,16 @@
   */
 };
 
+static inline bool ea_indirect(struct extended_attribute *ea)
+{
+	return ea->flags & EA_indirect;
+}
+
+static inline bool ea_in_anode(struct extended_attribute *ea)
+{
+	return ea->flags & EA_anode;
+}
+
 /*
    Local Variables:
    comment-column: 40