OVS_KEY_ATTR_MPLS,      /* array of struct ovs_key_mpls.
                                 * The implementation may restrict
                                 * the accepted length of the array. */
-       OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE,  /* u8 bitmask of OVS_CS_F_* */
+       OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE,  /* u32 bitmask of OVS_CS_F_* */
        OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ZONE,   /* u16 connection tracking zone. */
        OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK,   /* u32 connection tracking mark */
        OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS, /* 16-octet connection tracking label */
 #define OVS_CS_F_ESTABLISHED       0x02 /* Part of an existing connection. */
 #define OVS_CS_F_RELATED           0x04 /* Related to an established
                                         * connection. */
-#define OVS_CS_F_INVALID           0x20 /* Could not track connection. */
-#define OVS_CS_F_REPLY_DIR         0x40 /* Flow is in the reply direction. */
-#define OVS_CS_F_TRACKED           0x80 /* Conntrack has occurred. */
+#define OVS_CS_F_REPLY_DIR         0x08 /* Flow is in the reply direction. */
+#define OVS_CS_F_INVALID           0x10 /* Could not track connection. */
+#define OVS_CS_F_TRACKED           0x20 /* Conntrack has occurred. */
 
 /**
  * enum ovs_flow_attr - attributes for %OVS_FLOW_* commands.
 
 
 int ovs_ct_put_key(const struct sw_flow_key *key, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-       if (nla_put_u8(skb, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE, key->ct.state))
+       if (nla_put_u32(skb, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE, key->ct.state))
                return -EMSGSIZE;
 
        if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES) &&
 
 int ovs_ct_put_key(const struct sw_flow_key *key, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void ovs_ct_free_action(const struct nlattr *a);
 
-static inline bool ovs_ct_state_supported(u8 state)
+static inline bool ovs_ct_state_supported(u32 state)
 {
        return !(state & ~(OVS_CS_F_NEW | OVS_CS_F_ESTABLISHED |
                         OVS_CS_F_RELATED | OVS_CS_F_REPLY_DIR |
        return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool ovs_ct_state_supported(u8 state)
+static inline bool ovs_ct_state_supported(u32 state)
 {
        return false;
 }
 
                + nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_SKB_MARK */
                + nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_DP_HASH */
                + nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_RECIRC_ID */
-               + nla_total_size(1)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE */
+               + nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE */
                + nla_total_size(2)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ZONE */
                + nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK */
                + nla_total_size(16)  /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS */
        [OVS_KEY_ATTR_TUNNEL]    = { .len = OVS_ATTR_NESTED,
                                     .next = ovs_tunnel_key_lens, },
        [OVS_KEY_ATTR_MPLS]      = { .len = sizeof(struct ovs_key_mpls) },
-       [OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE]  = { .len = sizeof(u8) },
+       [OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE]  = { .len = sizeof(u32) },
        [OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ZONE]   = { .len = sizeof(u16) },
        [OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK]   = { .len = sizeof(u32) },
        [OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS] = { .len = sizeof(struct ovs_key_ct_labels) },
 
        if (*attrs & (1 << OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE) &&
            ovs_ct_verify(net, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE)) {
-               u8 ct_state = nla_get_u8(a[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE]);
+               u32 ct_state = nla_get_u32(a[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE]);
 
                if (!is_mask && !ovs_ct_state_supported(ct_state)) {
-                       OVS_NLERR(log, "ct_state flags %02x unsupported",
+                       OVS_NLERR(log, "ct_state flags %08x unsupported",
                                  ct_state);
                        return -EINVAL;
                }