diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/schema/PointField.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/schema/PointField.java
index 1a264fabc29..bcb7c4283da 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/schema/PointField.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/schema/PointField.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ protected void init(IndexSchema schema, Map<String, String> args) {
       args.remove("precisionStep");
     }
     // Point fields do not support norms
-    properties &= OMIT_NORMS;
+    properties |= OMIT_NORMS;
   }
 
   @Override