diff --git a/include/haproxy/fd-t.h b/include/haproxy/fd-t.h
index 53bc528a6..27266dce9 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/fd-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/fd-t.h
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ enum {
  * FD_POLL_OUT remains set as long as the fd accepts to write data.
  * FD_POLL_ERR and FD_POLL_ERR remain set forever (until processed).
  */
-#define FD_POLL_IN	0x01
-#define FD_POLL_PRI	0x02
-#define FD_POLL_OUT	0x04
-#define FD_POLL_ERR	0x08
-#define FD_POLL_HUP	0x10
+#define FD_POLL_IN	0x00000100
+#define FD_POLL_PRI	0x00000200
+#define FD_POLL_OUT	0x00000400
+#define FD_POLL_ERR	0x00000800
+#define FD_POLL_HUP	0x00001000
 
 #define FD_POLL_UPDT_MASK   (FD_POLL_IN | FD_POLL_PRI | FD_POLL_OUT)
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct fdtab {
 	void (*iocb)(int fd);                /* I/O handler */
 	void *owner;                         /* the connection or listener associated with this fd, NULL if closed */
 	unsigned char state;                 /* FD state for read and write directions (FD_EV_*) */
-	unsigned char ev;                    /* event seen in return of poll() : FD_POLL_* */
+	unsigned int  ev;                    /* event seen in return of poll() : FD_POLL_* */
 	unsigned char linger_risk:1;         /* 1 if we must kill lingering before closing */
 	unsigned char cloned:1;              /* 1 if a cloned socket, requires EPOLL_CTL_DEL on close */
 	unsigned char initialized:1;         /* 1 if init phase was done on this fd (e.g. set non-blocking) */
diff --git a/include/haproxy/fd.h b/include/haproxy/fd.h
index 09fe24cfd..4863c4aa2 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/fd.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/fd.h
@@ -354,11 +354,11 @@ static inline long fd_clr_running(int fd)
  * doesn't need to also pass FD_EV_SHUT_*, it's implied. ERR and SHUT are
  * allowed to be reported regardless of R/W readiness.
  */
-static inline void fd_update_events(int fd, unsigned char evts)
+static inline void fd_update_events(int fd, uint evts)
 {
 	unsigned long locked = atleast2(fdtab[fd].thread_mask);
-	unsigned char old, new;
-	int new_flags, must_stop;
+	uint old, new;
+	uint new_flags, must_stop;
 
 	new_flags =
 	      ((evts & FD_EV_READY_R) ? FD_POLL_IN  : 0) |
diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 2e4da522f..1e4520353 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ static int cli_io_handler_show_fd(struct appctx *appctx)
 			     (fdt.state & FD_EV_ACTIVE_R) ? 'A' : 'a',
 			     (fdt.state & FD_EV_READY_W)  ? 'R' : 'r',
 			     (fdt.state & FD_EV_ACTIVE_W) ? 'A' : 'a',
-			     fdt.ev,
+			     fdt.ev >> 8,
 			     (fdt.ev & FD_POLL_HUP) ? 'H' : 'h',
 			     (fdt.ev & FD_POLL_ERR) ? 'E' : 'e',
 			     (fdt.ev & FD_POLL_OUT) ? 'O' : 'o',