diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
index 1b10dc7901..d01d1bc5fa 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
@@ -257,9 +257,12 @@ typedef enum {
  * transitioned to.
  */
 typedef enum {
-    VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_MEM     = (1 << 0),
-    VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_DISK    = (1 << 1),
-    VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_HYBRID  = (1 << 2),
+    VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_MEM     = 0,
+    VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_DISK    = 1,
+    VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_HYBRID  = 2,
+
+    /* This constant is subject to change */
+    VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_LAST,
 } virNodeSuspendTarget;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/util/virnodesuspend.c b/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
index 01feaa2b88..8a5a2c7d68 100644
--- a/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
+++ b/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int nodeSuspendForDuration(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     /* Check if the host supports the requested suspend target */
     switch (target) {
     case VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_MEM:
-        if (hostPMFeatures & VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_MEM) {
+        if (hostPMFeatures & (1 << VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_MEM)) {
             cmdString = strdup("pm-suspend");
             if (cmdString == NULL) {
                 virReportOOMError();
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ int nodeSuspendForDuration(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
         goto cleanup;
 
     case VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_DISK:
-        if (hostPMFeatures & VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_DISK) {
+        if (hostPMFeatures & (1 << VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_DISK)) {
             cmdString = strdup("pm-hibernate");
             if (cmdString == NULL) {
                 virReportOOMError();
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int nodeSuspendForDuration(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
         goto cleanup;
 
     case VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_HYBRID:
-        if (hostPMFeatures & VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_HYBRID) {
+        if (hostPMFeatures & (1 << VIR_NODE_SUSPEND_TARGET_HYBRID)) {
             cmdString = strdup("pm-suspend-hybrid");
             if (cmdString == NULL) {
                 virReportOOMError();