diff --git a/src/lxc/caps.c b/src/lxc/caps.c
index 1c8c03bd6..c56fe732e 100644
--- a/src/lxc/caps.c
+++ b/src/lxc/caps.c
@@ -39,31 +39,6 @@ lxc_log_define(caps, lxc);
 
 #if HAVE_LIBCAP
 
-#ifndef PR_CAPBSET_READ
-#define PR_CAPBSET_READ 23
-#endif
-
-/* Control the ambient capability set */
-#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT
-#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT 47
-#endif
-
-#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_IS_SET
-#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_IS_SET 1
-#endif
-
-#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE
-#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE 2
-#endif
-
-#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER
-#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER 3
-#endif
-
-#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL
-#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL 4
-#endif
-
 int lxc_caps_down(void)
 {
 	cap_t caps;
diff --git a/src/lxc/macro.h b/src/lxc/macro.h
index e19b31632..8bad2d89d 100644
--- a/src/lxc/macro.h
+++ b/src/lxc/macro.h
@@ -65,10 +65,35 @@
 #endif
 
 /* prctl */
+#ifndef PR_CAPBSET_READ
+#define PR_CAPBSET_READ 23
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PR_CAPBSET_DROP
 #define PR_CAPBSET_DROP 24
 #endif
 
+/* Control the ambient capability set */
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT 47
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_IS_SET
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_IS_SET 1
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE 2
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER 3
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL 4
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS
 #define PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS 38
 #endif