diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index 55c5821b08..9c8ba96340 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ static void parse_options_check(const struct option *opts)
 
 static void parse_options_start_1(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 				  int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
-				  const struct option *options, int flags)
+				  const struct option *options,
+				  enum parse_opt_flags flags)
 {
 	ctx->argc = argc;
 	ctx->argv = argv;
@@ -506,7 +507,8 @@ static void parse_options_start_1(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 
 void parse_options_start(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 			 int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
-			 const struct option *options, int flags)
+			 const struct option *options,
+			 enum parse_opt_flags flags)
 {
 	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
 	parse_options_start_1(ctx, argc, argv, prefix, options, flags);
@@ -838,8 +840,9 @@ int parse_options_end(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx)
 }
 
 int parse_options(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
-		  const struct option *options, const char * const usagestr[],
-		  int flags)
+		  const struct option *options,
+		  const char * const usagestr[],
+		  enum parse_opt_flags flags)
 {
 	struct parse_opt_ctx_t ctx;
 	struct option *real_options;
diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
index 3a3176ae65..2e8798d874 100644
--- a/parse-options.h
+++ b/parse-options.h
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ struct option {
  */
 int parse_options(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 		  const struct option *options,
-		  const char * const usagestr[], int flags);
+		  const char * const usagestr[],
+		  enum parse_opt_flags flags);
 
 NORETURN void usage_with_options(const char * const *usagestr,
 				 const struct option *options);
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ struct parse_opt_ctx_t {
 	const char **out;
 	int argc, cpidx, total;
 	const char *opt;
-	int flags;
+	enum parse_opt_flags flags;
 	const char *prefix;
 	const char **alias_groups; /* must be in groups of 3 elements! */
 	struct option *updated_options;
@@ -270,7 +271,8 @@ struct parse_opt_ctx_t {
 
 void parse_options_start(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 			 int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
-			 const struct option *options, int flags);
+			 const struct option *options,
+			 enum parse_opt_flags flags);
 
 int parse_options_step(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 		       const struct option *options,