diff --git a/src/Class.zig b/src/Class.zig
index d244335..e0d0244 100644
--- a/src/Class.zig
+++ b/src/Class.zig
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn parse(input: *std.Io.Reader, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) (ParseError ||
     var constant_pool: ConstantPool = try .parse(input, allocator);
     errdefer constant_pool.deinit(allocator);
 
-    const access_flags: ClassAccessFlags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) };
+    const access_flags: ClassAccessFlags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big));
 
     const this_class = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
     const super_class = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
diff --git a/src/Class/AttributeInfo.zig b/src/Class/AttributeInfo.zig
index ceadc65..45eec02 100644
--- a/src/Class/AttributeInfo.zig
+++ b/src/Class/AttributeInfo.zig
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ pub const InnerClasses = struct {
                 .inner_class_info_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big),
                 .outer_class_info_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big),
                 .inner_name_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big),
-                .inner_class_access_flags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) },
+                .inner_class_access_flags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big)),
             };
         }
 
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ pub const MethodParameters = struct {
         for (parameters) |*parameter| {
             parameter.* = .{
                 .name_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big),
-                .access_flags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) },
+                .access_flags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big)),
             };
         }
 
@@ -2695,7 +2695,7 @@ pub const Module = struct {
 
     pub fn parse(input: *std.Io.Reader, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ParseError!Self {
         const module_name_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
-        const module_flags: ModuleFlags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) };
+        const module_flags: ModuleFlags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big));
         const module_version_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
 
         const requires_count = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@ pub const Module = struct {
         errdefer allocator.free(requires);
         for (requires) |*r| {
             const requires_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
-            const requires_flags: Requires.RequiresFlags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) };
+            const requires_flags: Requires.RequiresFlags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big));
             const requires_version_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
             r.* = .{
                 .requires_index = requires_index,
@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@ pub const Module = struct {
         errdefer allocator.free(exports);
         for (exports) |*e| {
             const exports_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
-            const exports_flags: Exports.ExportsFlags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) };
+            const exports_flags: Exports.ExportsFlags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big));
             const exports_to_count = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
             const exports_to_indeces = try allocator.alloc(u16, exports_to_count);
             errdefer allocator.free(exports_to_indeces);
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ pub const Module = struct {
         errdefer allocator.free(opens);
         for (opens) |*o| {
             const opens_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
-            const opens_flags: Opens.OpensFlags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) };
+            const opens_flags: Opens.OpensFlags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big));
             const opens_to_count = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
             const opens_to_indeces = try allocator.alloc(u16, opens_to_count);
             errdefer allocator.free(opens_to_indeces);
diff --git a/src/Class/FieldInfo.zig b/src/Class/FieldInfo.zig
index 46746e6..fb16e55 100644
--- a/src/Class/FieldInfo.zig
+++ b/src/Class/FieldInfo.zig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub const FieldAccessFlags = EnumFlags(enum(u16) {
 });
 
 pub fn parse(input: *std.Io.Reader, constant_pool: ConstantPool, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !Self {
-    const access_flags: FieldAccessFlags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) };
+    const access_flags: FieldAccessFlags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big));
     const name_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
     const descriptor_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
     const attributes = try Class.parseAttributes(input, constant_pool, allocator);
diff --git a/src/Class/MethodInfo.zig b/src/Class/MethodInfo.zig
index 2650061..7d97300 100644
--- a/src/Class/MethodInfo.zig
+++ b/src/Class/MethodInfo.zig
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub const MethodAccessFlags = EnumFlags(enum(u16) {
 });
 
 pub fn parse(input: *std.Io.Reader, constant_pool: ConstantPool, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !Self {
-    const access_flags: MethodAccessFlags = .{ .mask = try input.takeInt(u16, .big) };
+    const access_flags: MethodAccessFlags = .from(try input.takeInt(u16, .big));
     const name_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
     const descriptor_index = try input.takeInt(u16, .big);
     const attributes = try Class.parseAttributes(input, constant_pool, allocator);
diff --git a/src/EnumFlags.zig b/src/EnumFlags.zig
index 9b5da99..80c7e40 100644
--- a/src/EnumFlags.zig
+++ b/src/EnumFlags.zig
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ pub fn EnumFlags(comptime E: type) type {
 
         pub const empty: Self = .{ .data = 0 };
 
+        pub fn from(mask: BackingInt) Self {
+            return .{
+                .mask = mask,
+            };
+        }
+
         pub fn contains(self: Self, flag: E) bool {
             return (self.mask & @intFromEnum(flag)) != 0;
         }