diff --git a/src/eckey_impl.h b/src/eckey_impl.h
index 121966f8b..a88a5964d 100644
--- a/src/eckey_impl.h
+++ b/src/eckey_impl.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "eckey.h"
 
+#include "util.h"
 #include "scalar.h"
 #include "field.h"
 #include "group.h"
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ static int secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_parse(secp256k1_ge *elem, const unsigned char
 }
 
 static int secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(secp256k1_ge *elem, unsigned char *pub, size_t *size, int compressed) {
+    VERIFY_CHECK(compressed == 0 || compressed == 1);
+
     if (secp256k1_ge_is_infinity(elem)) {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/ecdsa_adaptor/main_impl.h b/src/modules/ecdsa_adaptor/main_impl.h
index 77f1627b2..1004c344b 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecdsa_adaptor/main_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/ecdsa_adaptor/main_impl.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int secp256k1_ecdsa_adaptor_recover(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char
     /* We declassify non-secret enckey_expected_ge to allow using it as a
      * branch point. */
     secp256k1_declassify(ctx, &enckey_expected_ge, sizeof(enckey_expected_ge));
-    if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&enckey_expected_ge, enckey_expected33, &size, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED)) {
+    if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&enckey_expected_ge, enckey_expected33, &size, 1)) {
         /* Unreachable from tests (and other VERIFY builds) and therefore this
          * branch should be ignored in test coverage analysis.
          *
diff --git a/src/modules/musig/session_impl.h b/src/modules/musig/session_impl.h
index ff87f2fd3..796e2c3ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/musig/session_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/musig/session_impl.h
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ int secp256k1_musig_nonce_gen(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_musig_secn
     if (!secp256k1_pubkey_load(ctx, &pk, pubkey)) {
         return 0;
     }
-    pk_serialize_success = secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&pk, pk_ser, &pk_ser_len, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED);
+    pk_serialize_success = secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&pk, pk_ser, &pk_ser_len, 1);
 
 #ifdef VERIFY
     /* A pubkey cannot be the point at infinity */
diff --git a/src/modules/whitelist/whitelist_impl.h b/src/modules/whitelist/whitelist_impl.h
index 8d6911271..fd4352a1d 100644
--- a/src/modules/whitelist/whitelist_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/whitelist/whitelist_impl.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static int secp256k1_whitelist_hash_pubkey(secp256k1_scalar* output, secp256k1_g
     secp256k1_ge_set_gej(&ge, pubkey);
 
     secp256k1_sha256_initialize(&sha);
-    if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&ge, c, &size, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED)) {
+    if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&ge, c, &size, 1)) {
         return 0;
     }
     secp256k1_sha256_write(&sha, c, size);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int secp256k1_whitelist_compute_keys_and_message(const secp256k1_context*
     secp256k1_pubkey_load(ctx, &subkey_ge, sub_pubkey);
 
     /* commit to sub-key */
-    if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&subkey_ge, c, &size, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED)) {
+    if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&subkey_ge, c, &size, 1)) {
         return 0;
     }
     secp256k1_sha256_write(&sha, c, size);
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ static int secp256k1_whitelist_compute_keys_and_message(const secp256k1_context*
 
         /* commit to fixed keys */
         secp256k1_pubkey_load(ctx, &offline_ge, &offline_pubkeys[i]);
-        if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&offline_ge, c, &size, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED)) {
+        if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&offline_ge, c, &size, 1)) {
             return 0;
         }
         secp256k1_sha256_write(&sha, c, size);
         secp256k1_pubkey_load(ctx, &online_ge, &online_pubkeys[i]);
-        if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&online_ge, c, &size, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED)) {
+        if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&online_ge, c, &size, 1)) {
             return 0;
         }
         secp256k1_sha256_write(&sha, c, size);
diff --git a/src/secp256k1.c b/src/secp256k1.c
index 4c5782693..97e3145a7 100644
--- a/src/secp256k1.c
+++ b/src/secp256k1.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char *o
     ARG_CHECK(pubkey != NULL);
     ARG_CHECK((flags & SECP256K1_FLAGS_TYPE_MASK) == SECP256K1_FLAGS_TYPE_COMPRESSION);
     if (secp256k1_pubkey_load(ctx, &Q, pubkey)) {
-        ret = secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&Q, output, &len, flags & SECP256K1_FLAGS_BIT_COMPRESSION);
+        ret = secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&Q, output, &len, !!(flags & SECP256K1_FLAGS_BIT_COMPRESSION));
         if (ret) {
             *outputlen = len;
         }