diff --git a/builtin/backfill.c b/builtin/backfill.c
index e80fc1b694..d8cb3b0eba 100644
--- a/builtin/backfill.c
+++ b/builtin/backfill.c
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ static int fill_missing_blobs(const char *path UNUSED,
 		return 0;
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < list->nr; i++) {
-		if (!odb_has_object(ctx->repo->objects, &list->oid[i],
-				    OBJECT_INFO_FOR_PREFETCH))
+		if (!odb_has_object(ctx->repo->objects, &list->oid[i], 0))
 			oid_array_append(&ctx->current_batch, &list->oid[i]);
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index 80e298049f..384d47ee77 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ static int mark_object(struct object *obj, enum object_type type,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!(obj->flags & HAS_OBJ)) {
-		if (parent && !odb_has_object(the_repository->objects, &obj->oid, 1)) {
+		if (parent && !odb_has_object(the_repository->objects, &obj->oid,
+					      HAS_OBJECT_RECHECK_PACKED)) {
 			printf_ln(_("broken link from %7s %s\n"
 				    "              to %7s %s"),
 				  printable_type(&parent->oid, parent->type),
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index bb6fbb4cf8..1eba905b64 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static int read_object_info_from_path(struct odb_source *source,
 				      const char *path,
 				      const struct object_id *oid,
 				      struct object_info *oi,
-				      unsigned flags)
+				      enum object_info_flags flags)
 {
 	int ret;
 	int fd;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ out:
 int odb_source_loose_read_object_info(struct odb_source *source,
 				      const struct object_id *oid,
 				      struct object_info *oi,
-				      unsigned flags)
+				      enum object_info_flags flags)
 {
 	static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	odb_loose_path(source, &buf, oid);
diff --git a/object-file.h b/object-file.h
index 8df10bbb15..47fad6663b 100644
--- a/object-file.h
+++ b/object-file.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void odb_source_loose_reprepare(struct odb_source *source);
 int odb_source_loose_read_object_info(struct odb_source *source,
 				      const struct object_id *oid,
 				      struct object_info *oi,
-				      unsigned flags);
+				      enum object_info_flags flags);
 
 int odb_source_loose_read_object_stream(struct odb_read_stream **out,
 					struct odb_source *source,
diff --git a/odb.c b/odb.c
index 025cd76520..776de5356c 100644
--- a/odb.c
+++ b/odb.c
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static int oid_object_info_convert(struct repository *r,
 int odb_read_object_info_extended(struct object_database *odb,
 				  const struct object_id *oid,
 				  struct object_info *oi,
-				  unsigned flags)
+				  enum object_info_flags flags)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ void *odb_read_object_peeled(struct object_database *odb,
 }
 
 int odb_has_object(struct object_database *odb, const struct object_id *oid,
-	       unsigned flags)
+		   enum has_object_flags flags)
 {
 	unsigned object_info_flags = 0;
 
diff --git a/odb.h b/odb.h
index 2e643de2ee..68b8ec2289 100644
--- a/odb.h
+++ b/odb.h
@@ -382,23 +382,29 @@ struct object_info {
  */
 #define OBJECT_INFO_INIT { 0 }
 
-/* Invoke lookup_replace_object() on the given hash */
-#define OBJECT_INFO_LOOKUP_REPLACE 1
-/* Do not retry packed storage after checking packed and loose storage */
-#define OBJECT_INFO_QUICK 8
-/*
- * Do not attempt to fetch the object if missing (even if fetch_is_missing is
- * nonzero).
- */
-#define OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT 16
-/*
- * This is meant for bulk prefetching of missing blobs in a partial
- * clone. Implies OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT and OBJECT_INFO_QUICK
- */
-#define OBJECT_INFO_FOR_PREFETCH (OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT | OBJECT_INFO_QUICK)
+/* Flags that can be passed to `odb_read_object_info_extended()`. */
+enum object_info_flags {
+	/* Invoke lookup_replace_object() on the given hash. */
+	OBJECT_INFO_LOOKUP_REPLACE = (1 << 0),
 
-/* Die if object corruption (not just an object being missing) was detected. */
-#define OBJECT_INFO_DIE_IF_CORRUPT 32
+	/* Do not reprepare object sources when the first lookup has failed. */
+	OBJECT_INFO_QUICK = (1 << 1),
+
+	/*
+	 * Do not attempt to fetch the object if missing (even if fetch_is_missing is
+	 * nonzero).
+	 */
+	OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT = (1 << 2),
+
+	/* Die if object corruption (not just an object being missing) was detected. */
+	OBJECT_INFO_DIE_IF_CORRUPT = (1 << 3),
+
+	/*
+	 * This is meant for bulk prefetching of missing blobs in a partial
+	 * clone. Implies OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT and OBJECT_INFO_QUICK.
+	 */
+	OBJECT_INFO_FOR_PREFETCH = (OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT | OBJECT_INFO_QUICK),
+};
 
 /*
  * Read object info from the object database and populate the `object_info`
@@ -407,7 +413,7 @@ struct object_info {
 int odb_read_object_info_extended(struct object_database *odb,
 				  const struct object_id *oid,
 				  struct object_info *oi,
-				  unsigned flags);
+				  enum object_info_flags flags);
 
 /*
  * Read a subset of object info for the given object ID. Returns an `enum
@@ -419,7 +425,7 @@ int odb_read_object_info(struct object_database *odb,
 			 const struct object_id *oid,
 			 unsigned long *sizep);
 
-enum {
+enum has_object_flags {
 	/* Retry packed storage after checking packed and loose storage */
 	HAS_OBJECT_RECHECK_PACKED = (1 << 0),
 	/* Allow fetching the object in case the repository has a promisor remote. */
@@ -432,7 +438,7 @@ enum {
  */
 int odb_has_object(struct object_database *odb,
 		   const struct object_id *oid,
-		   unsigned flags);
+		   enum has_object_flags flags);
 
 int odb_freshen_object(struct object_database *odb,
 		       const struct object_id *oid);
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index 57fbf51876..ce837f852a 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@ int packfile_store_freshen_object(struct packfile_store *store,
 int packfile_store_read_object_info(struct packfile_store *store,
 				    const struct object_id *oid,
 				    struct object_info *oi,
-				    unsigned flags UNUSED)
+				    enum object_info_flags flags UNUSED)
 {
 	struct pack_entry e;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/packfile.h b/packfile.h
index 1a1b720764..224142fd34 100644
--- a/packfile.h
+++ b/packfile.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ int packfile_store_read_object_stream(struct odb_read_stream **out,
 int packfile_store_read_object_info(struct packfile_store *store,
 				    const struct object_id *oid,
 				    struct object_info *oi,
-				    unsigned flags);
+				    enum object_info_flags flags);
 
 /*
  * Open the packfile and add it to the store if it isn't yet known. Returns