diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 42b4378ffab6..9d4bbc398737 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -47,10 +47,14 @@ enum binfmt_misc_entry_bits {
 	MISC_FMT_ENABLED_BIT	= 0,
 	MISC_FMT_MAGIC_BIT	= 1,
 };
-#define MISC_FMT_PRESERVE_ARGV0 (1UL << 31)
-#define MISC_FMT_OPEN_BINARY (1UL << 30)
-#define MISC_FMT_CREDENTIALS (1UL << 29)
-#define MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE (1UL << 28)
+
+/* Entry behavior flags, fixed at registration time. */
+enum binfmt_misc_entry_flags {
+	MISC_FMT_PRESERVE_ARGV0	= (1U << 31),
+	MISC_FMT_OPEN_BINARY	= (1U << 30),
+	MISC_FMT_CREDENTIALS	= (1U << 29),
+	MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE	= (1U << 28),
+};
 
 typedef struct {
 	struct hlist_node node;