diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index b850e92..33299ec 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ static int aio_prep_rw(struct kiocb *req, struct iocb *iocb)
 	req->ki_flags = iocb_flags(req->ki_filp);
 	if (iocb->aio_flags & IOCB_FLAG_RESFD)
 		req->ki_flags |= IOCB_EVENTFD;
-	req->ki_hint = file_write_hint(req->ki_filp);
+	req->ki_hint = ki_hint_validate(file_write_hint(req->ki_filp));
 	ret = kiocb_set_rw_flags(req, iocb->aio_rw_flags);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		fput(req->ki_filp);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 4b6045e..b432fc3 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ struct kiocb {
 	void (*ki_complete)(struct kiocb *iocb, long ret, long ret2);
 	void			*private;
 	int			ki_flags;
-	enum rw_hint		ki_hint;
+	u16			ki_hint;
 } __randomize_layout;
 
 static inline bool is_sync_kiocb(struct kiocb *kiocb)
@@ -1929,12 +1929,21 @@ static inline enum rw_hint file_write_hint(struct file *file)
 
 static inline int iocb_flags(struct file *file);
 
+static inline u16 ki_hint_validate(enum rw_hint hint)
+{
+	typeof(((struct kiocb *)0)->ki_hint) max_hint = -1;
+
+	if (hint <= max_hint)
+		return hint;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void init_sync_kiocb(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct file *filp)
 {
 	*kiocb = (struct kiocb) {
 		.ki_filp = filp,
 		.ki_flags = iocb_flags(filp),
-		.ki_hint = file_write_hint(filp),
+		.ki_hint = ki_hint_validate(file_write_hint(filp)),
 	};
 }