diff --git a/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.hpp b/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.hpp
index 69f389c46..4fd1cff9a 100644
--- a/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.hpp
+++ b/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct RstWell {
     int active_control;
     int vfp_table;
     int pred_requested_control;
-    int xflow;
+    bool allow_xflow;
     int hist_requested_control;
     int msw_index;
     int completion_ordering;
diff --git a/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.cpp b/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.cpp
index a73473080..edc87ccce 100644
--- a/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ RstWell::RstWell(const ::Opm::UnitSystem& unit_system,
     active_control(                                                  iwel[VI::IWell::ActWCtrl]),
     vfp_table(                                                       iwel[VI::IWell::VFPTab]),
     pred_requested_control(                                          iwel[VI::IWell::PredReqWCtrl]),
-    xflow(                                                           iwel[VI::IWell::XFlow]),
+    allow_xflow(                                                     iwel[VI::IWell::XFlow] == 1),
     hist_requested_control(                                          iwel[VI::IWell::HistReqWCtrl]),
     msw_index(                                                       iwel[VI::IWell::MsWID]),
     completion_ordering(                                             iwel[VI::IWell::CompOrd]),