diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictInputOutput.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictInputOutput.java
index 3a5f24c86..72d12299b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictInputOutput.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictInputOutput.java
@@ -786,7 +786,8 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
         return (options.mFrenchLigatureProcessing ? FormatSpec.FRENCH_LIGATURE_PROCESSING_FLAG : 0)
                 + (options.mGermanUmlautProcessing ? FormatSpec.GERMAN_UMLAUT_PROCESSING_FLAG : 0)
                 + (hasBigrams ? FormatSpec.CONTAINS_BIGRAMS_FLAG : 0)
-                + (formatOptions.mHasParentAddress ? FormatSpec.HAS_PARENT_ADDRESS : 0);
+                + (formatOptions.mHasParentAddress ? FormatSpec.HAS_PARENT_ADDRESS : 0)
+                + (formatOptions.mHasLinkedListNode ? FormatSpec.HAS_LINKEDLIST_NODE : 0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1540,7 +1541,8 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
                         0 != (optionsFlags & FormatSpec.GERMAN_UMLAUT_PROCESSING_FLAG),
                         0 != (optionsFlags & FormatSpec.FRENCH_LIGATURE_PROCESSING_FLAG)),
                 new FormatOptions(version,
-                        0 != (optionsFlags & FormatSpec.HAS_PARENT_ADDRESS)));
+                        0 != (optionsFlags & FormatSpec.HAS_PARENT_ADDRESS),
+                        0 != (optionsFlags & FormatSpec.HAS_LINKEDLIST_NODE)));
         return header;
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/FormatSpec.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/FormatSpec.java
index 7b6817a25..f8f13b197 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/FormatSpec.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/FormatSpec.java
@@ -150,9 +150,12 @@ public final class FormatSpec {
 
     // These options need to be the same numeric values as the one in the native reading code.
     static final int GERMAN_UMLAUT_PROCESSING_FLAG = 0x1;
+    // TODO: Make the native reading code read this variable.
     static final int HAS_PARENT_ADDRESS = 0x2;
     static final int FRENCH_LIGATURE_PROCESSING_FLAG = 0x4;
     static final int CONTAINS_BIGRAMS_FLAG = 0x8;
+    // TODO: Make the native reading code read this variable.
+    static final int HAS_LINKEDLIST_NODE = 0x10;
 
     // TODO: Make this value adaptative to content data, store it in the header, and
     // use it in the reading code.