diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@
 	struct nvme_async_event_request	aer[NVME_MAX_ASYNC_EVENTS];
 
 	uint32_t			is_resetting;
-	u_int				fail_on_reset;
 
+	bool				fail_on_reset;
 	bool				is_failed;
 	bool				is_failed_admin;
 	bool				is_dying;
diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_sysctl.c b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_sysctl.c
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_sysctl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_sysctl.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 	    CTLFLAG_RD, &ctrlr->cap_hi, 0,
 	    "Hi 32-bits of capacities for the drive");
 
-	SYSCTL_ADD_UINT(ctrlr_ctx, ctrlr_list, OID_AUTO, "fail_on_reset",
+	SYSCTL_ADD_BOOL(ctrlr_ctx, ctrlr_list, OID_AUTO, "fail_on_reset",
 	    CTLFLAG_RD, &ctrlr->fail_on_reset, 0,
 	    "Pretend the next reset fails and fail the controller");