diff --git a/0001-use-u16-for-ioctl-request-and-convert-it-to-required.patch b/0001-use-u16-for-ioctl-request-and-convert-it-to-required.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a05911e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-use-u16-for-ioctl-request-and-convert-it-to-required.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+From 88a23e80d0f6b39fb1f2888ada3dc484b662e261 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Josh Stone <jistone@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 00:18:52 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] use u16 for ioctl() request and convert it to required type
+
+Fixes: https://github.com/mdaffin/loopdev/issues/6
+Signed-off-by: Igor Gnatenko <i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com>
+---
+ src/lib.rs | 16 ++++++++--------
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
+index 4448392..8a37b0a 100644
+--- a/src/lib.rs
++++ b/src/lib.rs
+@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+ use libc::{c_int, ioctl, uint8_t, uint32_t, uint64_t};
+ use std::default::Default;
+ 
+-static LOOP_SET_FD: u64 = 0x4C00;
+-static LOOP_CLR_FD: u64 = 0x4C01;
+-static LOOP_SET_STATUS64: u64 = 0x4C04;
+-static LOOP_CTL_GET_FREE: u64 = 0x4C82;
++static LOOP_SET_FD: u16 = 0x4C00;
++static LOOP_CLR_FD: u16 = 0x4C01;
++static LOOP_SET_STATUS64: u16 = 0x4C04;
++static LOOP_CTL_GET_FREE: u16 = 0x4C82;
+ 
+ const LOOP_CONTROL: &'static str = "/dev/loop-control";
+ const LOOP_PREFIX: &'static str = "/dev/loop";
+@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl LoopControl {
+     pub fn next_free(&self) -> io::Result<LoopDevice> {
+         let result;
+         unsafe {
+-            result = ioctl(self.dev_file.as_raw_fd() as c_int, LOOP_CTL_GET_FREE);
++            result = ioctl(self.dev_file.as_raw_fd() as c_int, LOOP_CTL_GET_FREE.into());
+         }
+         if result < 0 {
+             Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
+@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl LoopDevice {
+         // Attach the file
+         unsafe {
+             if ioctl(self.device.as_raw_fd() as c_int,
+-                     LOOP_SET_FD,
++                     LOOP_SET_FD.into(),
+                      bf.as_raw_fd() as c_int) < 0 {
+                 return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+             }
+@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl LoopDevice {
+         info.lo_offset = offset;
+         unsafe {
+             if ioctl(self.device.as_raw_fd() as c_int,
+-                     LOOP_SET_STATUS64,
++                     LOOP_SET_STATUS64.into(),
+                      &mut info) < 0 {
+                 try!(self.detach());
+                 return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl LoopDevice {
+     /// ```
+     pub fn detach(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+         unsafe {
+-            if ioctl(self.device.as_raw_fd() as c_int, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0) < 0 {
++            if ioctl(self.device.as_raw_fd() as c_int, LOOP_CLR_FD.into(), 0) < 0 {
+                 return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+             }
+         }
+-- 
+2.15.1
+
diff --git a/rust-loopdev.spec b/rust-loopdev.spec
index 7351734..f201baa 100644
--- a/rust-loopdev.spec
+++ b/rust-loopdev.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Source0:        https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/%{crate}/%{version}/download#/%{
 # Initial patched metadata
 # * Bump errno to 0.2, https://github.com/mdaffin/loopdev/pull/5
 Patch0:         loopdev-0.1.2-fix-metadata.diff
+# https://github.com/mdaffin/loopdev/pull/7
+Patch1:         0001-use-u16-for-ioctl-request-and-convert-it-to-required.patch
 
 ExclusiveArch:  %{rust_arches}