diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 96eba92475..6e6f0ec5be 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1526,11 +1526,7 @@ struct ref_store *get_main_ref_store(void)
 	if (main_ref_store)
 		return main_ref_store;
 
-	main_ref_store = ref_store_init(get_git_dir(),
-					(REF_STORE_READ |
-					 REF_STORE_WRITE |
-					 REF_STORE_ODB |
-					 REF_STORE_MAIN));
+	main_ref_store = ref_store_init(get_git_dir(), REF_STORE_ALL_CAPS);
 	return main_ref_store;
 }
 
diff --git a/refs/refs-internal.h b/refs/refs-internal.h
index 690498698e..b26f7e41ce 100644
--- a/refs/refs-internal.h
+++ b/refs/refs-internal.h
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ struct ref_store;
 #define REF_STORE_WRITE		(1 << 1) /* can perform update operations */
 #define REF_STORE_ODB		(1 << 2) /* has access to object database */
 #define REF_STORE_MAIN		(1 << 3)
+#define REF_STORE_ALL_CAPS	(REF_STORE_READ | \
+				 REF_STORE_WRITE | \
+				 REF_STORE_ODB | \
+				 REF_STORE_MAIN)
 
 /*
  * Initialize the ref_store for the specified gitdir. These functions