diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml
index b76916394ec93..87ae7b3979844 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ definitions:
     entries: []
   -
     name: header-flags
-    enum-name:
     type: flags
     entries: [ compact-bitsets, omit-reply, stats ]
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h
index 708272026d803..e06a34cded782 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h
@@ -117,12 +117,11 @@ enum {
 
 /* request header */
 
-/* use compact bitsets in reply */
-#define ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS	(1 << 0)
-/* provide optional reply for SET or ACT requests */
-#define ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY	(1 << 1)
-/* request statistics, if supported by the driver */
-#define ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS		(1 << 2)
+enum ethtool_header_flags {
+	ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS	= 1 << 0,	/* use compact bitsets in reply */
+	ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY		= 1 << 1,	/* provide optional reply for SET or ACT requests */
+	ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS		= 1 << 2,	/* request statistics, if supported by the driver */
+};
 
 #define ETHTOOL_FLAG_ALL (ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS | \
 			  ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY | \