diff --git a/include/libcamera/base/file.h b/include/libcamera/base/file.h
index 7dd1559d2285..452a658b409f 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/base/file.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/base/file.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <libcamera/base/private.h>
 
 #include <libcamera/base/class.h>
+#include <libcamera/base/flags.h>
 #include <libcamera/base/span.h>
 
 namespace libcamera {
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ public:
 		MapPrivate = (1 << 0),
 	};
 
+	using MapFlags = Flags<MapFlag>;
+
 	enum OpenMode {
 		NotOpen = 0,
 		ReadOnly = (1 << 0),
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 	ssize_t write(const Span<const uint8_t> &data);
 
 	Span<uint8_t> map(off_t offset = 0, ssize_t size = -1,
-			  MapFlag flags = MapNoOption);
+			  MapFlags flags = MapNoOption);
 	bool unmap(uint8_t *addr);
 
 	static bool exists(const std::string &name);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/file.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/file.cpp
index 073666fa6f66..e180c5479098 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/file.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/file.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(File)
  * the file constents
  */
 
+/**
+ * \typedef File::MapFlags
+ * \brief An OR combination of File::MapFlag values
+ */
+
 /**
  * \enum File::OpenMode
  * \brief Mode in which a file is opened
@@ -371,7 +376,7 @@ ssize_t File::write(const Span<const uint8_t> &data)
  *
  * \return The mapped memory on success, or an empty span otherwise
  */
-Span<uint8_t> File::map(off_t offset, ssize_t size, enum File::MapFlag flags)
+Span<uint8_t> File::map(off_t offset, ssize_t size, File::MapFlags flags)
 {
 	if (!isOpen()) {
 		error_ = -EBADF;