diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/_flags/_flags.dm b/code/__DEFINES/_flags/_flags.dm
index bd6ae98594..6f8ea6cda7 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/_flags/_flags.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/_flags/_flags.dm
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 	} while(0);
 #define CHECK_MULTIPLE_BITFIELDS(flagvar, flags) (((flagvar) & (flags)) == (flags))
 
-GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(bitflags, list(1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768))
+GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(bitflags, list(
+	1<<0, 1<<1, 1<<2, 1<<3, 1<<4, 1<<5, 1<<6, 1<<7,
+	1<<8, 1<<9, 1<<10, 1<<11, 1<<12, 1<<13, 1<<14, 1<<15,
+	1<<16, 1<<17, 1<<18, 1<<19, 1<<20, 1<<21, 1<<22, 1<<23
+))
 
 // for /datum/var/datum_flags
 #define DF_USE_TAG		(1<<0)