diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index 86c83e43c0..ec108af624 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
 #include "io/channel-socket.h"
 #include "yank_functions.h"
 
-/* Multiple fd's */
-
-#define MULTIFD_MAGIC 0x11223344U
-#define MULTIFD_VERSION 1
-
 typedef struct {
     uint32_t magic;
     uint32_t version;
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index 2d337e7b3b..9b6d81e7ed 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ bool multifd_queue_page(RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset);
 bool multifd_recv(void);
 MultiFDRecvData *multifd_get_recv_data(void);
 
+/* Multiple fd's */
+
+#define MULTIFD_MAGIC 0x11223344U
+#define MULTIFD_VERSION 1
+
 /* Multifd Compression flags */
 #define MULTIFD_FLAG_SYNC (1 << 0)