diff --git a/include/linux/maple_tree.h b/include/linux/maple_tree.h
index c962af1886813..e41c70ac7744e 100644
--- a/include/linux/maple_tree.h
+++ b/include/linux/maple_tree.h
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ struct maple_tree {
 		spinlock_t	ma_lock;
 		lockdep_map_p	ma_external_lock;
 	};
-	void __rcu      *ma_root;
 	unsigned int	ma_flags;
+	void __rcu      *ma_root;
 };
 
 /**