diff -up openscap-0.8.3/src/XCCDF/resolve.c.resolve openscap-0.8.3/src/XCCDF/resolve.c
--- openscap-0.8.3/src/XCCDF/resolve.c.resolve	2012-07-25 09:44:55.000000000 +0200
+++ openscap-0.8.3/src/XCCDF/resolve.c	2012-07-31 14:25:33.374437192 +0200
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ static void xccdf_resolve_warning(void *
 
 #define XCCDF_RESOLVE_FLAG(ITEM,PARENT,FLAGNAME) do { \
 	if (!ITEM->item.defined_flags.FLAGNAME) { \
-		ITEM->item.flags.FLAGNAME = PARENT->item.flags.FLAGNAME; \
-		ITEM->item.defined_flags.FLAGNAME = true; \
+		if (PARENT->item.defined_flags.FLAGNAME) { \
+			ITEM->item.flags.FLAGNAME = PARENT->item.flags.FLAGNAME; \
+			ITEM->item.defined_flags.FLAGNAME = true; \
+		} \
 	}\
 } while (false)