diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index e44048c427..57ad318679 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ struct cache_entry {
 #define CE_STAGESHIFT 12
 
 /*
- * Range 0xFFFF0000 in ce_flags is divided into
+ * Range 0xFFFF0FFF in ce_flags is divided into
  * two parts: in-memory flags and on-disk ones.
  * Flags in CE_EXTENDED_FLAGS will get saved on-disk
  * if you want to save a new flag, add it in
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index a7b48a94ce..5e8c06cfd6 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ static char *copy_cache_entry_to_ondisk(struct ondisk_cache_entry *ondisk,
 	ondisk->size = htonl(ce->ce_stat_data.sd_size);
 	hashcpy(ondisk->sha1, ce->sha1);
 
-	flags = ce->ce_flags;
+	flags = ce->ce_flags & ~CE_NAMEMASK;
 	flags |= (ce_namelen(ce) >= CE_NAMEMASK ? CE_NAMEMASK : ce_namelen(ce));
 	ondisk->flags = htons(flags);
 	if (ce->ce_flags & CE_EXTENDED) {