diff --git a/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace/src/opentelemetry/propagators/ot_trace/__init__.py b/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace/src/opentelemetry/propagators/ot_trace/__init__.py
index 4013237749..0097a1bcfb 100644
--- a/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace/src/opentelemetry/propagators/ot_trace/__init__.py
+++ b/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace/src/opentelemetry/propagators/ot_trace/__init__.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def extract(
                         trace_id=int(traceid, 16),
                         span_id=int(spanid, 16),
                         is_remote=True,
-                        trace_flags=traceflags,
+                        trace_flags=TraceFlags(traceflags),
                     )
                 ),
                 context,