diff --git a/src/borg/helpers/parseformat.py b/src/borg/helpers/parseformat.py
index 5c1b0beaa..a561e90cd 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers/parseformat.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers/parseformat.py
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ class ItemFormatter(BaseFormatter):
         item_data["source"] = source
         item_data["linktarget"] = source
         item_data["hlid"] = hlid
-        item_data["flags"] = item.get("bsdflags")
+        item_data["flags"] = item.get("bsdflags", 0)
         for key in self.used_call_keys:
             item_data[key] = self.call_keys[key](item)
         return item_data