diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
index a9a4a59912e9..c861a4cf5fec 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ enum ovs_key_attr {
 	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 */
@@ -449,9 +449,9 @@ struct ovs_key_ct_labels {
 #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.
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index 7d80acfb80d0..466d5576fe3f 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void ovs_ct_fill_key(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key)
 
 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) &&
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.h b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.h
index d6eca8394254..da8714942c95 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void ovs_ct_fill_key(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key);
 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 |
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static inline bool ovs_ct_verify(struct net *net, int attr)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool ovs_ct_state_supported(u8 state)
+static inline bool ovs_ct_state_supported(u32 state)
 {
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c b/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
index d47b5c5c640e..171a691f1c32 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ size_t ovs_key_attr_size(void)
 		+ 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 */
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static const struct ovs_len_tbl ovs_key_lens[OVS_KEY_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[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) },
@@ -814,10 +814,10 @@ static int metadata_from_nlattrs(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_match *match,
 
 	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;
 		}