diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index 942edfa..40d1462 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@
 
 struct ecryptfs_cipher_code_str_map_elem {
 	char cipher_str[16];
-	u16 cipher_code;
+	u8 cipher_code;
 };
 
 /* Add support for additional ciphers by adding elements here. The
@@ -1152,10 +1152,10 @@
  *
  * Returns zero on no match, or the cipher code on match
  */
-u16 ecryptfs_code_for_cipher_string(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat)
+u8 ecryptfs_code_for_cipher_string(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat)
 {
 	int i;
-	u16 code = 0;
+	u8 code = 0;
 	struct ecryptfs_cipher_code_str_map_elem *map =
 		ecryptfs_cipher_code_str_map;
 
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@
  *
  * Returns zero on success
  */
-int ecryptfs_cipher_code_to_string(char *str, u16 cipher_code)
+int ecryptfs_cipher_code_to_string(char *str, u8 cipher_code)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	int i;