diff --git a/src/core/annotation.js b/src/core/annotation.js
index bf4a5a716..1bcab54b4 100644
--- a/src/core/annotation.js
+++ b/src/core/annotation.js
@@ -678,14 +678,13 @@ var WidgetAnnotation = (function WidgetAnnotationClosure() {
      *
      * @public
      * @memberof WidgetAnnotation
-     * @param {number} flag - Bit position, numbered from one instead of
-     *                        zero, to check
+     * @param {number} flag - Hexadecimal representation for an annotation
+     *                        field characteristic
      * @return {boolean}
      * @see {@link shared/util.js}
      */
     hasFieldFlag: function WidgetAnnotation_hasFieldFlag(flag) {
-      var mask = 1 << (flag - 1);
-      return !!(this.data.fieldFlags & mask);
+      return !!(this.data.fieldFlags & flag);
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/src/shared/util.js b/src/shared/util.js
index 853cc1a34..48876dad3 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.js
+++ b/src/shared/util.js
@@ -94,25 +94,25 @@ var AnnotationFlag = {
 };
 
 var AnnotationFieldFlag = {
-  READONLY: 1,
-  REQUIRED: 2,
-  NOEXPORT: 3,
-  MULTILINE: 13,
-  PASSWORD: 14,
-  NOTOGGLETOOFF: 15,
-  RADIO: 16,
-  PUSHBUTTON: 17,
-  COMBO: 18,
-  EDIT: 19,
-  SORT: 20,
-  FILESELECT: 21,
-  MULTISELECT: 22,
-  DONOTSPELLCHECK: 23,
-  DONOTSCROLL: 24,
-  COMB: 25,
-  RICHTEXT: 26,
-  RADIOSINUNISON: 26,
-  COMMITONSELCHANGE: 27,
+  READONLY: 0x0000001,
+  REQUIRED: 0x0000002,
+  NOEXPORT: 0x0000004,
+  MULTILINE: 0x0001000,
+  PASSWORD: 0x0002000,
+  NOTOGGLETOOFF: 0x0004000,
+  RADIO: 0x0008000,
+  PUSHBUTTON: 0x0010000,
+  COMBO: 0x0020000,
+  EDIT: 0x0040000,
+  SORT: 0x0080000,
+  FILESELECT: 0x0100000,
+  MULTISELECT: 0x0200000,
+  DONOTSPELLCHECK: 0x0400000,
+  DONOTSCROLL: 0x0800000,
+  COMB: 0x1000000,
+  RICHTEXT: 0x2000000,
+  RADIOSINUNISON: 0x2000000,
+  COMMITONSELCHANGE: 0x4000000,
 };
 
 var AnnotationBorderStyleType = {
diff --git a/test/unit/annotation_layer_spec.js b/test/unit/annotation_layer_spec.js
index fb34b2423..a1e38168e 100644
--- a/test/unit/annotation_layer_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/annotation_layer_spec.js
@@ -505,13 +505,10 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
 
     it('should set valid text alignment, maximum length and flags',
         function() {
-      var flags = 0;
-      flags |= 1 << (AnnotationFieldFlag.READONLY - 1);
-      flags |= 1 << (AnnotationFieldFlag.MULTILINE - 1);
-
       textWidgetDict.set('Q', 1);
       textWidgetDict.set('MaxLen', 20);
-      textWidgetDict.set('Ff', flags);
+      textWidgetDict.set('Ff', AnnotationFieldFlag.READONLY +
+                               AnnotationFieldFlag.MULTILINE);
 
       var textWidgetRef = new Ref(84, 0);
       var xref = new XRefMock([
@@ -526,10 +523,7 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
     });
 
     it('should reject comb fields without a maximum length', function() {
-      var flags = 0;
-      flags |= 1 << (AnnotationFieldFlag.COMB - 1);
-
-      textWidgetDict.set('Ff', flags);
+      textWidgetDict.set('Ff', AnnotationFieldFlag.COMB);
 
       var textWidgetRef = new Ref(46, 0);
       var xref = new XRefMock([
@@ -541,11 +535,8 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
     });
 
     it('should accept comb fields with a maximum length', function() {
-      var flags = 0;
-      flags |= 1 << (AnnotationFieldFlag.COMB - 1);
-
       textWidgetDict.set('MaxLen', 20);
-      textWidgetDict.set('Ff', flags);
+      textWidgetDict.set('Ff', AnnotationFieldFlag.COMB);
 
       var textWidgetRef = new Ref(46, 0);
       var xref = new XRefMock([
@@ -558,20 +549,16 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
 
     it('should only accept comb fields when the flags are valid', function() {
       var invalidFieldFlags = [
-        AnnotationFieldFlag.MULTILINE,
-        AnnotationFieldFlag.PASSWORD,
+        AnnotationFieldFlag.MULTILINE, AnnotationFieldFlag.PASSWORD,
         AnnotationFieldFlag.FILESELECT
       ];
 
-      // The field may not use combs until all invalid flags are unset.
+      // Start with all invalid flags set and remove them one by one.
+      // The field may only use combs when all invalid flags are unset.
+      var flags = AnnotationFieldFlag.COMB + AnnotationFieldFlag.MULTILINE +
+                  AnnotationFieldFlag.PASSWORD + AnnotationFieldFlag.FILESELECT;
+
       for (var i = 0, ii = invalidFieldFlags.length; i <= ii; i++) {
-        var flags = 0;
-        flags |= 1 << (AnnotationFieldFlag.COMB - 1);
-
-        for (var j = 0, jj = invalidFieldFlags.length; j < jj; j++) {
-          flags |= 1 << (invalidFieldFlags[j] - 1);
-        }
-
         textWidgetDict.set('MaxLen', 20);
         textWidgetDict.set('Ff', flags);
 
@@ -588,7 +575,7 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
 
         // Remove the last invalid flag for the next iteration.
         if (!valid) {
-          invalidFieldFlags.splice(-1, 1);
+          flags -= invalidFieldFlags.splice(-1, 1);
         }
       }
     });