diff --git a/parser/parser_interface.c b/parser/parser_interface.c
index 8ad3e840e..c98a1fa29 100644
--- a/parser/parser_interface.c
+++ b/parser/parser_interface.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void sd_serialize_profile(std::ostringstream &buf, Profile *profile,
 
 	sd_write_struct(buf, "flags");
 	/* used to be flags.debug, but that's no longer supported */
-	sd_write_uint32(buf, profile->flags.hat);
+	sd_write_uint32(buf, profile->flags.flags);
 	sd_write_uint32(buf, profile_mode_packed(profile->flags.mode));
 	sd_write_uint32(buf, profile->flags.audit);
 	sd_write_structend(buf);
diff --git a/parser/parser_policy.c b/parser/parser_policy.c
index f18d0a13c..2f66ab26f 100644
--- a/parser/parser_policy.c
+++ b/parser/parser_policy.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void post_process_rule_entries(Profile *prof)
 static int profile_add_hat_rules(Profile *prof)
 {
 	/* don't add hat rules if not hat or profile doesn't have hats */
-	if (!prof->flags.hat && prof->hat_table.empty())
+	if (!(prof->flags.flags & FLAG_HAT) && prof->hat_table.empty())
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!add_proc_access(prof, CHANGEHAT_PATH))
diff --git a/parser/parser_yacc.y b/parser/parser_yacc.y
index 3f516ce5c..38913bde5 100644
--- a/parser/parser_yacc.y
+++ b/parser/parser_yacc.y
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ profile:  opt_profile_flag profile_base
 			yyerror(_("Profile names must begin with a '/', namespace or keyword 'profile' or 'hat'."));
 
 		if ($1 == 2)
-			prof->flags.hat = 1;
+			prof->flags.flags |= FLAG_HAT;
 		$$ = prof;
 	};
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ hat: hat_start profile_base
 		if ($2->xattrs.list)
 			yyerror("hat profiles can't use xattrs matches");
 
-		prof->flags.hat = 1;
+		prof->flags.flags |= FLAG_HAT;
 		$$ = prof;
 	};
 
diff --git a/parser/profile.h b/parser/profile.h
index f54467c07..5606baa46 100644
--- a/parser/profile.h
+++ b/parser/profile.h
@@ -110,9 +110,13 @@ static inline enum profile_mode str_to_mode(const char *str)
 	return MODE_UNSPECIFIED;
 };
 
+#define FLAG_HAT 1
+#define FLAG_DEBUG1 2
+#define FLAG_DEBUG2 4
+
 class flagvals {
 public:
-	int hat;
+	int flags;
 	enum profile_mode mode;
 	int audit;
 	int path;
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ public:
 		if (audit)
 			os << ", Audit";
 
-		if (hat)
+		if (flags & FLAG_HAT)
 			os << ", Hat";
 
 		os << "\n";