diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-commit.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-commit.c
index 4c8bfa3d48..9cfa642217 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-commit.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-commit.c
@@ -3315,7 +3315,7 @@ _ostree_repo_import_object (OstreeRepo           *self,
                             GCancellable         *cancellable,
                             GError              **error)
 {
-  const gboolean trusted = (flags & _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKSUM) == 0;
+  const gboolean trusted = (flags & _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_TRUSTED) > 0;
   /* Implements OSTREE_REPO_PULL_FLAGS_BAREUSERONLY_FILES which was designed for flatpak */
   const gboolean verify_bareuseronly = (flags & _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_VERIFY_BAREUSERONLY) > 0;
 
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-private.h b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-private.h
index 46a6eefd06..f5eb140e29 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-private.h
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-private.h
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ _ostree_repo_verify_commit_internal (OstreeRepo    *self,
 
 typedef enum {
   _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_NONE,
-  _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKSUM,
+  _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_TRUSTED,
   _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_VERIFY_BAREUSERONLY,
 } OstreeRepoImportFlags;
 
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
index d6ebac48f3..514d2041a3 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ import_one_local_content_object_sync (OtPullData *pull_data,
                                       GError    **error)
 {
   OstreeRepoImportFlags flags = _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_NONE;
-  if (pull_data->is_untrusted)
-    flags |= _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKSUM;
+  if (!pull_data->is_untrusted)
+    flags |= _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_TRUSTED;
   if (pull_data->is_bareuseronly_files)
     flags |= _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_VERIFY_BAREUSERONLY;
   return _ostree_repo_import_object (pull_data->repo, src_repo,
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
index de29dd4b58..647840b785 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
@@ -3423,8 +3423,7 @@ ostree_repo_import_object_from_with_trust (OstreeRepo           *self,
                                            GError              **error)
 {
   /* This just wraps a currently internal API, may make it public later */
-  OstreeRepoImportFlags flags = trusted ? _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_NONE :
-    _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKSUM;
+  OstreeRepoImportFlags flags = trusted ? _OSTREE_REPO_IMPORT_FLAGS_TRUSTED : 0;
   return _ostree_repo_import_object (self, source, objtype, checksum,
                                      flags, cancellable, error);
 }