diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index 1b1b246..fd1fb56 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ func (c *Connection) Init() (err error) {
 	initOp.MaxReadahead = maxReadahead
 	initOp.MaxWrite = buffer.MaxWriteSize
 
+	initOp.Flags = 0
+
 	// Tell the kernel not to use pitifully small 4 KiB writes.
 	initOp.Flags |= fusekernel.InitBigWrites
 
diff --git a/ops.go b/ops.go
index 13ede33..8f52850 100644
--- a/ops.go
+++ b/ops.go
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ type initOp struct {
 	// In
 	Kernel fusekernel.Protocol
 
+	// In/out
+	Flags fusekernel.InitFlags
+
 	// Out
 	Library      fusekernel.Protocol
 	MaxReadahead uint32
-	Flags        fusekernel.InitFlags
 	MaxWrite     uint32
 }