diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h b/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
index a6caac5a2..e88fce55a 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ void _cogl_pipeline_update_blend_enable (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
 
 typedef enum
 {
-  COGL_PIPELINE_GET_LAYER_NO_CREATE
+  COGL_PIPELINE_GET_LAYER_NO_CREATE = 1<<0
 } CoglPipelineGetLayerFlags;
 
 CoglPipelineLayer *