diff --git a/fs/isofs/inode.c b/fs/isofs/inode.c
index 58a7963e168..85f96bc651c 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/inode.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static const struct dentry_operations isofs_dentry_ops[] = {
 
 struct iso9660_options{
 	unsigned int rock:1;
+	unsigned int joliet:1;
 	unsigned int cruft:1;
 	unsigned int hide:1;
 	unsigned int showassoc:1;
@@ -151,7 +152,6 @@ struct iso9660_options{
 	unsigned int gid_set:1;
 	unsigned int utf8:1;
 	unsigned char map;
-	char joliet;
 	unsigned char check;
 	unsigned int blocksize;
 	mode_t fmode;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static int isofs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 			else if (isonum_711(vdp->type) == ISO_VD_SUPPLEMENTARY) {
 				sec = (struct iso_supplementary_descriptor *)vdp;
 				if (sec->escape[0] == 0x25 && sec->escape[1] == 0x2f) {
-					if (opt.joliet == 'y') {
+					if (opt.joliet) {
 						if (sec->escape[2] == 0x40)
 							joliet_level = 1;
 						else if (sec->escape[2] == 0x43)