diff --git a/entities.c b/entities.c
index 600d53de..cdc6c1ad 100644
--- a/entities.c
+++ b/entities.c
@@ -38,35 +38,35 @@ static xmlEntity xmlEntityLt = {
     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
     BAD_CAST "<", BAD_CAST "<", 1,
     XML_INTERNAL_PREDEFINED_ENTITY,
-    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1
+    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, 0
 };
 static xmlEntity xmlEntityGt = {
     NULL, XML_ENTITY_DECL, BAD_CAST "gt",
     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
     BAD_CAST ">", BAD_CAST ">", 1,
     XML_INTERNAL_PREDEFINED_ENTITY,
-    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1
+    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, 0
 };
 static xmlEntity xmlEntityAmp = {
     NULL, XML_ENTITY_DECL, BAD_CAST "amp",
     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
     BAD_CAST "&", BAD_CAST "&", 1,
     XML_INTERNAL_PREDEFINED_ENTITY,
-    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1
+    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, 0
 };
 static xmlEntity xmlEntityQuot = {
     NULL, XML_ENTITY_DECL, BAD_CAST "quot",
     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
     BAD_CAST "\"", BAD_CAST "\"", 1,
     XML_INTERNAL_PREDEFINED_ENTITY,
-    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1
+    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, 0
 };
 static xmlEntity xmlEntityApos = {
     NULL, XML_ENTITY_DECL, BAD_CAST "apos",
     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
     BAD_CAST "'", BAD_CAST "'", 1,
     XML_INTERNAL_PREDEFINED_ENTITY,
-    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1
+    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, 0
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/libxml/entities.h b/include/libxml/entities.h
index cc9b674c..797f5451 100644
--- a/include/libxml/entities.h
+++ b/include/libxml/entities.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct _xmlEntity {
 					/* this is also used to count entities
 					 * references done from that entity
 					 * and if it contains '<' */
+    int                    flags;       /* various flags */
 };
 
 /*