diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index a1c81f80978e..49811cdddaa5 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static __always_inline void __assign_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int
 
 /* Is this type a native word size -- useful for atomic operations */
 #ifndef __native_word
-# define __native_word(t) (sizeof(t) == sizeof(int) || sizeof(t) == sizeof(long))
+# define __native_word(t) (sizeof(t) == sizeof(char) || sizeof(t) == sizeof(short) || sizeof(t) == sizeof(int) || sizeof(t) == sizeof(long))
 #endif
 
 /* Compile time object size, -1 for unknown */