diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_support/settings.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_support/settings.ino
index ed1a5724d..394de05e9 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_support/settings.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_support/settings.ino
@@ -1126,9 +1126,7 @@ void SettingsDefaultSet2(void) {
   SettingsUpdateText(SET_WEBPWD, PSTR(WEB_PASSWORD));
   SettingsUpdateText(SET_CORS, PSTR(CORS_DOMAIN));
 #ifdef DISABLE_REFERER_CHK
-  flag5.disable_referer_chk |= true;
-#else
-  flag5.disable_referer_chk |= false;
+  flag5.disable_referer_chk |= 1;
 #endif
 
   // Button
@@ -1727,9 +1725,9 @@ void SettingsDelta(void) {
     }
     if (Settings->version < 0x09050007) {
 #ifdef DISABLE_REFERER_CHK
-      Settings->flag5.disable_referer_chk |= true;
+      Settings->flag5.disable_referer_chk = 1;
 #else
-      Settings->flag5.disable_referer_chk |= false;
+      Settings->flag5.disable_referer_chk = 0;
 #endif
     }
     if (Settings->version < 0x09050009) {  // 9.5.0.9