diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.c
index 471c65f653..ef23294fda 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.c
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+G_STATIC_ASSERT (NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_EXCLUSIVE_FLAGS == (  NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_DEFAULT
+                                                                  | NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_IGNORE));
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 NM_GOBJECT_PROPERTIES_DEFINE (NMSettingWired,
 	PROP_PORT,
 	PROP_SPEED,
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.h b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.h
index f73cf38a70..8e707b1be8 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.h
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ typedef enum { /*< flags >*/
 
 	NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_DEFAULT         = 0x1,
 	NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_IGNORE          = 0x8000,
-	NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_EXCLUSIVE_FLAGS =   NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_DEFAULT
-	                                               | NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_IGNORE, /*< skip >*/
+	NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_EXCLUSIVE_FLAGS = 0x8001, /*< skip >*/
 } NMSettingWiredWakeOnLan;
 
 #define NM_SETTING_WIRED_PORT "port"