diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
index 0ce5ec82..e2099119 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ namespace
             return false;
         }
         
-        const auto stateBit = static_cast< QskAspect::State >(
-            1 << qCountTrailingZeroBits( mask ) );
-        
+        const auto stateBit = lowestState( mask );
+
         mask &= ~stateBit;
         
         bool ret = removeHintStateMask( table, aspect, state, mask );