diff --git a/include/sound/sof/info.h b/include/sound/sof/info.h
index 21dae04d8183..16528d2b4a50 100644
--- a/include/sound/sof/info.h
+++ b/include/sound/sof/info.h
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 
 #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,
@@ -49,16 +57,8 @@ struct sof_ipc_fw_ready {
 	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];
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc.c
index 10304a90cf25..2414640a32d1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc.c
@@ -763,16 +763,19 @@ int snd_sof_ipc_valid(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	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 */