/* xdiff options */
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "-w") || !strcmp(arg, "--ignore-all-space"))
-               options->xdl_opts |= XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE;
+               DIFF_XDL_SET(options, IGNORE_WHITESPACE);
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "-b") || !strcmp(arg, "--ignore-space-change"))
-               options->xdl_opts |= XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE;
+               DIFF_XDL_SET(options, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE);
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "--ignore-space-at-eol"))
-               options->xdl_opts |= XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL;
+               DIFF_XDL_SET(options, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL);
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "--patience"))
-               options->xdl_opts |= XDF_PATIENCE_DIFF;
+               DIFF_XDL_SET(options, PATIENCE_DIFF);
 
        /* flags options */
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "--binary")) {
                DIFF_OPT_SET(options, COLOR_DIFF);
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-color"))
                DIFF_OPT_CLR(options, COLOR_DIFF);
-       else if (!strcmp(arg, "--color-words"))
-               options->flags |= DIFF_OPT_COLOR_DIFF | DIFF_OPT_COLOR_DIFF_WORDS;
+       else if (!strcmp(arg, "--color-words")) {
+               DIFF_OPT_SET(options, COLOR_DIFF);
+               DIFF_OPT_SET(options, COLOR_DIFF_WORDS);
+       }
        else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--color-words=")) {
-               options->flags |= DIFF_OPT_COLOR_DIFF | DIFF_OPT_COLOR_DIFF_WORDS;
+               DIFF_OPT_SET(options, COLOR_DIFF);
+               DIFF_OPT_SET(options, COLOR_DIFF_WORDS);
                options->word_regex = arg + 14;
        }
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "--exit-code"))
 
 #define DIFF_OPT_TST(opts, flag)    ((opts)->flags & DIFF_OPT_##flag)
 #define DIFF_OPT_SET(opts, flag)    ((opts)->flags |= DIFF_OPT_##flag)
 #define DIFF_OPT_CLR(opts, flag)    ((opts)->flags &= ~DIFF_OPT_##flag)
+#define DIFF_XDL_TST(opts, flag)    ((opts)->xdl_opts & XDF_##flag)
+#define DIFF_XDL_SET(opts, flag)    ((opts)->xdl_opts |= XDF_##flag)
+#define DIFF_XDL_CLR(opts, flag)    ((opts)->xdl_opts &= ~XDF_##flag)
 
 struct diff_options {
        const char *filter;