diff --git a/src/connection.h b/src/connection.h
index b62d41b7..b74b582a 100644
--- a/src/connection.h
+++ b/src/connection.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 typedef struct connection_status_t {
 		unsigned int pinged:1;                  /* sent ping */
+		unsigned int unused_active:1;
 		unsigned int connecting:1;              /* 1 if we are waiting for a non-blocking connect() to finish */
 		unsigned int unused_termreq:1;          /* the termination of this connection was requested */
 		unsigned int remove_unused:1;           /* Set to 1 if you want this connection removed */
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ typedef struct connection_status_t {
 		unsigned int log:1;                     /* 1 if this is a control connection requesting log dump */
 		unsigned int invitation:1;              /* 1 if this is an invitation */
 		unsigned int invitation_used:1;         /* 1 if the invitation has been consumed */
-		unsigned int unused:19;
+		unsigned int unused:18;
 } connection_status_t;
 
 #include "ecdsa.h"