diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index af90bfb0cc3d..191590055932 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -337,10 +337,12 @@ static bool device_is_ancestor(struct device *dev, struct device *target)
 	return false;
 }
 
+#define DL_MARKER_FLAGS		(DL_FLAG_INFERRED | \
+				 DL_FLAG_CYCLE | \
+				 DL_FLAG_MANAGED)
 static inline bool device_link_flag_is_sync_state_only(u32 flags)
 {
-	return (flags & ~(DL_FLAG_INFERRED | DL_FLAG_CYCLE)) ==
-		(DL_FLAG_SYNC_STATE_ONLY | DL_FLAG_MANAGED);
+	return (flags & ~DL_MARKER_FLAGS) == DL_FLAG_SYNC_STATE_ONLY;
 }
 
 /**