diff --git a/servers/slapd/slap.h b/servers/slapd/slap.h
index 78a5457a4c..3d5fe580e7 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/slap.h
@@ -1972,8 +1972,13 @@ typedef struct slap_rep {
 #define REP_ENTRY_MODIFIABLE	0x0001U
 #define REP_ENTRY_MUSTBEFREED	0x0002U
 #define REP_ENTRY_MUSTRELEASE	0x0004U
+#define	REP_ENTRY_MASK		(REP_ENTRY_MODIFIABLE|REP_ENTRY_MUSTBEFREED|REP_ENTRY_MUSTRELEASE)
+
 #define REP_MATCHED_MUSTBEFREED	0x0010U
+#define	REP_MATCHED_MASK	(REP_MATCHED_MUSTBEFREED)
+
 #define REP_REF_MUSTBEFREED	0x0020U
+#define REP_REF_MASK		(REP_REF_MUSTBEFREED)
 
 #define	REP_NO_ENTRYDN		0x1000U
 #define	REP_NO_SUBSCHEMA	0x2000U