diff --git a/include/migration/migration.h b/include/migration/migration.h
index 140e6b471c..bfa3951a61 100644
--- a/include/migration/migration.h
+++ b/include/migration/migration.h
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@
 #include "qapi-types.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 
+#define QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC           0x5145564d
+#define QEMU_VM_FILE_VERSION_COMPAT  0x00000002
+#define QEMU_VM_FILE_VERSION         0x00000003
+
+#define QEMU_VM_EOF                  0x00
+#define QEMU_VM_SECTION_START        0x01
+#define QEMU_VM_SECTION_PART         0x02
+#define QEMU_VM_SECTION_END          0x03
+#define QEMU_VM_SECTION_FULL         0x04
+#define QEMU_VM_SUBSECTION           0x05
+
 struct MigrationParams {
     bool blk;
     bool shared;
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 8da1d295b1..46643f1cd8 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1821,17 +1821,6 @@ static void vmstate_save(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se)
     vmstate_save_state(f,se->vmsd, se->opaque);
 }
 
-#define QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC           0x5145564d
-#define QEMU_VM_FILE_VERSION_COMPAT  0x00000002
-#define QEMU_VM_FILE_VERSION         0x00000003
-
-#define QEMU_VM_EOF                  0x00
-#define QEMU_VM_SECTION_START        0x01
-#define QEMU_VM_SECTION_PART         0x02
-#define QEMU_VM_SECTION_END          0x03
-#define QEMU_VM_SECTION_FULL         0x04
-#define QEMU_VM_SUBSECTION           0x05
-
 bool qemu_savevm_state_blocked(Error **errp)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;