diff --git a/include/linux/irq_work.h b/include/linux/irq_work.h
index 0e81035b678f..b11fcdfd0770 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq_work.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq_work.h
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
  * busy      NULL, 2 -> {free, claimed} : callback in progress, can be claimed
  */
 
-#define IRQ_WORK_PENDING	1UL
-#define IRQ_WORK_BUSY		2UL
-#define IRQ_WORK_FLAGS		3UL
-#define IRQ_WORK_LAZY		4UL /* Doesn't want IPI, wait for tick */
+#define IRQ_WORK_PENDING	BIT(0)
+#define IRQ_WORK_BUSY		BIT(1)
+
+/* Doesn't want IPI, wait for tick: */
+#define IRQ_WORK_LAZY		BIT(2)
+
+#define IRQ_WORK_CLAIMED	(IRQ_WORK_PENDING | IRQ_WORK_BUSY)
 
 struct irq_work {
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/kernel/irq_work.c b/kernel/irq_work.c
index 40e9d739c169..6b7cdf17ccf8 100644
--- a/kernel/irq_work.c
+++ b/kernel/irq_work.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static bool irq_work_claim(struct irq_work *work)
 	 */
 	flags = work->flags & ~IRQ_WORK_PENDING;
 	for (;;) {
-		nflags = flags | IRQ_WORK_FLAGS;
+		nflags = flags | IRQ_WORK_CLAIMED;
 		oflags = cmpxchg(&work->flags, flags, nflags);
 		if (oflags == flags)
 			break;