diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 2095dbb2923e..e0e706f8918d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1374,15 +1374,12 @@ nfsd4_enc_sequence_replay(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *args,
 	struct nfsd4_op *op;
 	struct nfsd4_slot *slot = resp->cstate.slot;
 
-	dprintk("--> %s resp->opcnt %d cachethis %u \n", __func__,
-		resp->opcnt, resp->cstate.slot->sl_cachethis);
-
 	/* Encode the replayed sequence operation */
 	op = &args->ops[resp->opcnt - 1];
 	nfsd4_encode_operation(resp, op);
 
 	/* Return nfserr_retry_uncached_rep in next operation. */
-	if (args->opcnt > 1 && slot->sl_cachethis == 0) {
+	if (args->opcnt > 1 && !(slot->sl_flags & NFSD4_SLOT_CACHETHIS)) {
 		op = &args->ops[resp->opcnt++];
 		op->status = nfserr_retry_uncached_rep;
 		nfsd4_encode_operation(resp, op);
@@ -1916,7 +1913,8 @@ nfsd4_sequence(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	 * sr_highest_slotid and the sr_target_slot id to maxslots */
 	seq->maxslots = session->se_fchannel.maxreqs;
 
-	status = check_slot_seqid(seq->seqid, slot->sl_seqid, slot->sl_inuse);
+	status = check_slot_seqid(seq->seqid, slot->sl_seqid,
+					slot->sl_flags & NFSD4_SLOT_INUSE);
 	if (status == nfserr_replay_cache) {
 		cstate->slot = slot;
 		cstate->session = session;
@@ -1933,9 +1931,10 @@ nfsd4_sequence(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	conn = NULL;
 
 	/* Success! bump slot seqid */
-	slot->sl_inuse = true;
 	slot->sl_seqid = seq->seqid;
-	slot->sl_cachethis = seq->cachethis;
+	slot->sl_flags = NFSD4_SLOT_INUSE;
+	if (seq->cachethis)
+		slot->sl_flags |= NFSD4_SLOT_CACHETHIS;
 
 	cstate->slot = slot;
 	cstate->session = session;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 0ec5a1b9700e..279a70548e47 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3532,7 +3532,7 @@ int nfsd4_check_resp_size(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, u32 pad)
 	if (length > session->se_fchannel.maxresp_sz)
 		return nfserr_rep_too_big;
 
-	if (slot->sl_cachethis == 1 &&
+	if ((slot->sl_flags & NFSD4_SLOT_CACHETHIS) &&
 	    length > session->se_fchannel.maxresp_cached)
 		return nfserr_rep_too_big_to_cache;
 
@@ -3656,8 +3656,7 @@ nfs4svc_encode_compoundres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct nfsd4_compo
 	if (nfsd4_has_session(cs)) {
 		if (cs->status != nfserr_replay_cache) {
 			nfsd4_store_cache_entry(resp);
-			dprintk("%s: SET SLOT STATE TO AVAILABLE\n", __func__);
-			cs->slot->sl_inuse = false;
+			cs->slot->sl_flags &= ~NFSD4_SLOT_INUSE;
 		}
 		/* Renew the clientid on success and on replay */
 		release_session_client(cs->session);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index ffb5df1db94f..122217fe9155 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -128,12 +128,13 @@ static inline struct nfs4_delegation *delegstateid(struct nfs4_stid *s)
 		(NFSD_CACHE_SIZE_SLOTS_PER_SESSION * NFSD_SLOT_CACHE_SIZE)
 
 struct nfsd4_slot {
-	bool	sl_inuse;
-	bool	sl_cachethis;
-	u16	sl_opcnt;
 	u32	sl_seqid;
 	__be32	sl_status;
 	u32	sl_datalen;
+	u16	sl_opcnt;
+#define NFSD4_SLOT_INUSE	(1 << 0)
+#define NFSD4_SLOT_CACHETHIS	(1 << 1)
+	u8	sl_flags;
 	char	sl_data[];
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
index 2364747ee97d..21dccdfcb7a6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
@@ -503,7 +503,8 @@ static inline bool nfsd4_is_solo_sequence(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp)
 
 static inline bool nfsd4_not_cached(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp)
 {
-	return !resp->cstate.slot->sl_cachethis || nfsd4_is_solo_sequence(resp);
+	return !(resp->cstate.slot->sl_flags & NFSD4_SLOT_CACHETHIS)
+		|| nfsd4_is_solo_sequence(resp);
 }
 
 #define NFS4_SVC_XDRSIZE		sizeof(struct nfsd4_compoundargs)