diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index 601cfae8cc76..8039a750490f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ enum scx_exit_flags {
 	 * info communication. The following flag indicates whether ops.init()
 	 * finished successfully.
 	 */
-	SCX_EFLAG_INITIALIZED,
+	SCX_EFLAG_INITIALIZED   = 1LLU << 0,
 };
 
 /*