diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index 27e75cfdc490..14188133db95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ struct fec_enet_private {
 	int	speed;
 	struct	completion mdio_done;
 	int	irq[FEC_IRQ_NUM];
-	int	bufdesc_ex;
+	bool	bufdesc_ex;
 	int	pause_flag;
 
 	struct	napi_struct napi;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 3dca494797bd..f3a6379c12a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3184,8 +3184,6 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	fep->pdev = pdev;
 	fep->dev_id = dev_id++;
 
-	fep->bufdesc_ex = 0;
-
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
 
 	phy_node = of_parse_phandle(np, "phy-handle", 0);
@@ -3243,7 +3241,7 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pdev->id_entry->driver_data & FEC_QUIRK_HAS_BUFDESC_EX;
 	if (IS_ERR(fep->clk_ptp)) {
 		fep->clk_ptp = NULL;
-		fep->bufdesc_ex = 0;
+		fep->bufdesc_ex = false;
 	}
 
 	ret = fec_enet_clk_enable(ndev, true);