#define SOF_IPC_MAX_ELEMS      16
 
+/*
+ * Firmware boot info flag bits (64-bit)
+ */
+#define SOF_IPC_INFO_BUILD             BIT(0)
+#define SOF_IPC_INFO_LOCKS             BIT(1)
+#define SOF_IPC_INFO_LOCKSV            BIT(2)
+#define SOF_IPC_INFO_GDB               BIT(3)
+
 /* extended data types that can be appended onto end of sof_ipc_fw_ready */
 enum sof_ipc_ext_data {
        SOF_IPC_EXT_DMA_BUFFER = 0,
        uint32_t hostbox_size;
        struct sof_ipc_fw_version version;
 
-       /* Miscellaneous debug flags showing build/debug features enabled */
-       union {
-               uint64_t reserved;
-               struct {
-                       uint64_t build:1;
-                       uint64_t locks:1;
-                       uint64_t locks_verbose:1;
-                       uint64_t gdb:1;
-               } bits;
-       } debug;
+       /* Miscellaneous flags */
+       uint64_t flags;
 
        /* reserved for future use */
        uint32_t reserved[4];
 
                }
        }
 
-       if (ready->debug.bits.build) {
+       if (ready->flags & SOF_IPC_INFO_BUILD) {
                dev_info(sdev->dev,
                         "Firmware debug build %d on %s-%s - options:\n"
                         " GDB: %s\n"
                         " lock debug: %s\n"
                         " lock vdebug: %s\n",
                         v->build, v->date, v->time,
-                        ready->debug.bits.gdb ? "enabled" : "disabled",
-                        ready->debug.bits.locks ? "enabled" : "disabled",
-                        ready->debug.bits.locks_verbose ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+                        ready->flags & SOF_IPC_INFO_GDB ?
+                               "enabled" : "disabled",
+                        ready->flags & SOF_IPC_INFO_LOCKS ?
+                               "enabled" : "disabled",
+                        ready->flags & SOF_IPC_INFO_LOCKSV ?
+                               "enabled" : "disabled");
        }
 
        /* copy the fw_version into debugfs at first boot */