diff --git a/ext/XS-APItest/t/call.t b/ext/XS-APItest/t/call.t
index caa86c4..fd968b8 100644
--- a/ext/XS-APItest/t/call.t
+++ b/ext/XS-APItest/t/call.t
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use strict;
 
 BEGIN {
     require '../../t/test.pl';
-    plan(435);
+    plan(436);
     use_ok('XS::APItest')
 };
 
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ for my $test (
 
 };
 
+{
+	# these are the ones documented in perlcall.pod
+	my @flags = (G_DISCARD, G_NOARGS, G_EVAL, G_KEEPERR);
+	my $mask = 0;
+	$mask |= $_ for (@flags);
+	is(unpack('%32b*', pack('l', $mask)), @flags,
+	  "G_DISCARD and the rest are separate bits");
+}
+
 foreach my $inx ("", "aabbcc\n", [qw(aa bb cc)]) {
     foreach my $outx ("", "xxyyzz\n", [qw(xx yy zz)]) {
 	my $warn;
diff --git a/pod/perlcall.pod b/pod/perlcall.pod
index 1694848..e32e77e 100644
--- a/pod/perlcall.pod
+++ b/pod/perlcall.pod
@@ -121,10 +121,9 @@ been warned.
 
 =head1 FLAG VALUES
 
-The C<flags> parameter in all the I<call_*> functions is a bit mask
-which can consist of any combination of the symbols defined below,
-OR'ed together.
-
+The C<flags> parameter in all the I<call_*> functions is one of G_VOID,
+G_SCALAR, or G_ARRAY, which indicate the call context, OR'ed together
+with a bit mask of any combination of the other G_* symbols defined below.
 
 =head2  G_VOID
 
-- 
1.7.2.3