diff --git a/src/hb-subset-input.cc b/src/hb-subset-input.cc
index 9e91b08db..2c483e9f5 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset-input.cc
+++ b/src/hb-subset-input.cc
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ hb_subset_input_set_retain_all_features (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input,
 hb_bool_t
 hb_subset_input_get_retain_all_features (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input)
 {
-  return hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_RETAIN_ALL_FEATURES;
+  return (bool) (hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_RETAIN_ALL_FEATURES);
 }
 
 void
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ hb_subset_input_set_drop_hints (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input,
 hb_bool_t
 hb_subset_input_get_drop_hints (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input)
 {
-  return hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NO_HINTING;
+  return (bool) (hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NO_HINTING);
 }
 
 void
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ hb_subset_input_set_desubroutinize (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input,
 hb_bool_t
 hb_subset_input_get_desubroutinize (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input)
 {
-  return hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_DESUBROUTINIZE;
+  return (bool) (hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_DESUBROUTINIZE);
 }
 
 void
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ hb_subset_input_set_retain_gids (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input,
 hb_bool_t
 hb_subset_input_get_retain_gids (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input)
 {
-  return hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_RETAIN_GIDS;
+  return (bool) (hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_RETAIN_GIDS);
 }
 
 void
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ hb_subset_input_set_name_legacy (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input,
 hb_bool_t
 hb_subset_input_get_name_legacy (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input)
 {
-  return hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NAME_LEGACY;
+  return (bool) (hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NAME_LEGACY);
 }
 
 void
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ hb_subset_input_set_overlaps_flag (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input,
 hb_bool_t
 hb_subset_input_get_overlaps_flag (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input)
 {
-  return hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_SET_OVERLAPS_FLAG;
+  return (bool) (hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_SET_OVERLAPS_FLAG);
 }
 
 void
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ hb_subset_input_set_notdef_outline (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input,
 hb_bool_t
 hb_subset_input_get_notdef_outline (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input)
 {
-  return hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NOTDEF_OUTLINE;
+  return (bool) (hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NOTDEF_OUTLINE);
 }
 
 void
@@ -554,5 +554,5 @@ hb_subset_input_set_no_prune_unicode_ranges (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input,
 hb_bool_t
 hb_subset_input_get_no_prune_unicode_ranges (hb_subset_input_t *subset_input)
 {
-  return hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NO_PRUNE_UNICODE_RANGES;
+  return (bool) (hb_subset_input_get_flags (subset_input) & HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NO_PRUNE_UNICODE_RANGES);
 }
diff --git a/test/api/test-subset.c b/test/api/test-subset.c
index e4fa8cd1e..31a03d180 100644
--- a/test/api/test-subset.c
+++ b/test/api/test-subset.c
@@ -126,6 +126,56 @@ test_subset_set_flags (void)
   hb_subset_input_destroy (input);
 }
 
+
+static void
+test_subset_legacy_api (void)
+{
+  hb_subset_input_t *input = hb_subset_input_create_or_fail ();
+
+  g_assert (hb_subset_input_get_flags (input) == HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_DEFAULT);
+
+  hb_subset_input_set_flags (input,
+                             HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NAME_LEGACY |
+                             HB_SUBSET_FLAGS_NOTDEF_OUTLINE);
+
+  g_assert (hb_subset_input_get_name_legacy (input));
+  g_assert (hb_subset_input_get_notdef_outline (input));
+  g_assert (!hb_subset_input_get_desubroutinize (input));
+  g_assert (!hb_subset_input_get_drop_hints (input));
+
+  hb_subset_input_set_drop_hints (input, true);
+  hb_subset_input_set_name_legacy (input, false);
+  g_assert (!hb_subset_input_get_name_legacy (input));
+  g_assert (hb_subset_input_get_notdef_outline (input));
+  g_assert (!hb_subset_input_get_desubroutinize (input));
+  g_assert (hb_subset_input_get_drop_hints (input));
+
+
+  hb_face_t *face_abc = hb_test_open_font_file ("fonts/Roboto-Regular.abc.ttf");
+
+  hb_set_t *codepoints = hb_set_create();
+  hb_set_add (codepoints, 97);
+  hb_set_add (codepoints, 99);
+  hb_set_union (hb_subset_input_unicode_set (input), codepoints);
+  hb_set_destroy (codepoints);
+
+  hb_face_t *face_abc_subset_new = hb_subset (face_abc, input);
+  hb_face_t *face_abc_subset_legacy = hb_subset_or_fail (face_abc, input);
+
+
+  hb_blob_t* a = hb_face_reference_blob (face_abc_subset_new);
+  hb_blob_t* b = hb_face_reference_blob (face_abc_subset_new);
+  hb_test_assert_blobs_equal (a, b);
+
+  hb_blob_destroy (a);
+  hb_blob_destroy (b);
+  hb_face_destroy (face_abc_subset_new);
+  hb_face_destroy (face_abc_subset_legacy);
+  hb_face_destroy (face_abc);
+
+  hb_subset_input_destroy (input);
+}
+
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -135,6 +185,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   hb_test_add (test_subset_no_inf_loop);
   hb_test_add (test_subset_crash);
   hb_test_add (test_subset_set_flags);
+  hb_test_add (test_subset_legacy_api);
 
   return hb_test_run();
 }