diff --git a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_op_impl.c b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_op_impl.c
index ba5f1b2ef..eb799fad9 100644
--- a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_op_impl.c
+++ b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_op_impl.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ belle_sip_request_t* sal_op_build_request(SalOp *op,const char* method) {
 		belle_sip_header_p_preferred_identity_t* p_preferred_identity=belle_sip_header_p_preferred_identity_create(BELLE_SIP_HEADER_ADDRESS(sal_op_get_from_address(op)));
 		belle_sip_message_add_header(BELLE_SIP_MESSAGE(req),BELLE_SIP_HEADER(p_preferred_identity));
 	}
-	if (strcmp("REGISTER",method)!=0 && (op->privacy&(SalPrivacyNone|SalPrivacyDefault))==0 ) { /*at this level, default = none*/
+	if (strcmp("REGISTER",method)!=0 && (op->privacy !=SalPrivacyNone)==0 ) { /*at this level, default = none*/
 		belle_sip_header_privacy_t* privacy_header=belle_sip_header_privacy_new();
 		if (op->privacy&SalPrivacyCritical)
 			belle_sip_header_privacy_add_privacy(privacy_header,sal_privacy_to_string(SalPrivacyCritical));
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.h b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
index bb4f4afe5..9f66bfd81 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC	void linphone_call_params_set_record_file(LinphoneCallParams *cp
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC	const char *linphone_call_params_get_record_file(const LinphoneCallParams *cp);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC	void linphone_call_params_add_custom_header(LinphoneCallParams *params, const char *header_name, const char *header_value);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC	const char *linphone_call_params_get_custom_header(const LinphoneCallParams *params, const char *header_name);
+
+/*
+ * Note for developers: this enum must be kept synchronized with the SalPrivacy enum declared in sal.h
+ */
 /**
  * @ingroup call_control
  * Defines privacy policy to apply as described by rfc3323
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ typedef enum _LinphonePrivacy {
 	LinphonePrivacyCritical=0x10,
 	 
 	/**
-	 * Default privacy as defined either globally or by proxy using #linphone_proxy_config_set_privacy
+	 * Special keyword to use privacy as defined either globally or by proxy using linphone_proxy_config_set_privacy()
 	 */
 	LinphonePrivacyDefault=0x8000,
 } LinphonePrivacy;
diff --git a/include/sal/sal.h b/include/sal/sal.h
index d0d0c4a8a..a96f5fb20 100644
--- a/include/sal/sal.h
+++ b/include/sal/sal.h
@@ -551,13 +551,13 @@ int sal_publish(SalOp *op, const char *from, const char *to, const char*event_na
 
 /*privacy, must be in sync with LinphonePrivacyMask*/
 typedef enum _SalPrivacy {
-	SalPrivacyDefault=0x0,
+	SalPrivacyNone=0x0,
 	SalPrivacyUser=0x1,
 	SalPrivacyHeader=0x2,
 	SalPrivacySession=0x4,
 	SalPrivacyId=0x8,
-	SalPrivacyNone=0x10,
-	 SalPrivacyCritical=0x20
+	SalPrivacyCritical=0x10,
+	SalPrivacyDefault=0x8000
 } SalPrivacy;
 typedef  unsigned int SalPrivacyMask;