diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp-am824.c b/sound/firewire/amdtp-am824.c
index fea92e148790..d9c700f652bb 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp-am824.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp-am824.c
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ static unsigned int process_ir_ctx_payloads(struct amdtp_stream *s,
  * @s: the AMDTP stream to initialize
  * @unit: the target of the stream
  * @dir: the direction of stream
- * @flags: the packet transmission method to use
+ * @flags: the details of the streaming protocol consist of cip_flags enumeration-constants.
  */
 int amdtp_am824_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
-		     enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, enum cip_flags flags)
+		     enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	amdtp_stream_process_ctx_payloads_t process_ctx_payloads;
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp-am824.h b/sound/firewire/amdtp-am824.h
index 06d280783581..2b092b1061ba 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp-am824.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp-am824.h
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ void amdtp_am824_midi_trigger(struct amdtp_stream *s, unsigned int port,
 			      struct snd_rawmidi_substream *midi);
 
 int amdtp_am824_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
-		     enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, enum cip_flags flags);
+		     enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, unsigned int flags);
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
index e0faa6601966..b14c3922efb2 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ static void pcm_period_work(struct work_struct *work);
  * @s: the AMDTP stream to initialize
  * @unit: the target of the stream
  * @dir: the direction of stream
- * @flags: the packet transmission method to use
+ * @flags: the details of the streaming protocol consist of cip_flags enumeration-constants.
  * @fmt: the value of fmt field in CIP header
  * @process_ctx_payloads: callback handler to process payloads of isoc context
  * @protocol_size: the size to allocate newly for protocol
  */
 int amdtp_stream_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
-		      enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, enum cip_flags flags,
+		      enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, unsigned int flags,
 		      unsigned int fmt,
 		      amdtp_stream_process_ctx_payloads_t process_ctx_payloads,
 		      unsigned int protocol_size)
diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.h b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.h
index a3daa1f2c1c4..0628b6e52fc1 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.h
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ typedef unsigned int (*amdtp_stream_process_ctx_payloads_t)(
 struct amdtp_domain;
 struct amdtp_stream {
 	struct fw_unit *unit;
-	enum cip_flags flags;
+	// The combination of cip_flags enumeration-constants.
+	unsigned int flags;
 	enum amdtp_stream_direction direction;
 	struct mutex mutex;
 
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ struct amdtp_stream {
 };
 
 int amdtp_stream_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
-		      enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, enum cip_flags flags,
+		      enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, unsigned int flags,
 		      unsigned int fmt,
 		      amdtp_stream_process_ctx_payloads_t process_ctx_payloads,
 		      unsigned int protocol_size);
diff --git a/sound/firewire/digi00x/amdtp-dot.c b/sound/firewire/digi00x/amdtp-dot.c
index d613642a2ce3..398c57a6fb43 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/digi00x/amdtp-dot.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/digi00x/amdtp-dot.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int amdtp_dot_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 		 enum amdtp_stream_direction dir)
 {
 	amdtp_stream_process_ctx_payloads_t process_ctx_payloads;
-	enum cip_flags flags;
+	unsigned int flags;
 
 	// Use different mode between incoming/outgoing.
 	if (dir == AMDTP_IN_STREAM) {
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
index 3d0236ee6716..92effb6e6c96 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ enum snd_motu_protocol_version {
 struct snd_motu_spec {
 	const char *const name;
 	enum snd_motu_protocol_version protocol_version;
-	enum snd_motu_spec_flags flags;
+	// The combination of snd_motu_spec_flags enumeration-constants.
+	unsigned int flags;
 
 	unsigned char tx_fixed_pcm_chunks[3];
 	unsigned char rx_fixed_pcm_chunks[3];