diff --git a/src/lxc/macro.h b/src/lxc/macro.h
index 83c40cef0..3ef0ab4c2 100644
--- a/src/lxc/macro.h
+++ b/src/lxc/macro.h
@@ -187,4 +187,8 @@ extern int __build_bug_on_failed;
 #define RTM_NEWNSID 88
 #endif
 
+#ifndef NLMSG_ERROR
+#define NLMSG_ERROR 0x2
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __LXC_MACRO_H */
diff --git a/src/lxc/nl.c b/src/lxc/nl.c
index dfe71110f..c83c587e8 100644
--- a/src/lxc/nl.c
+++ b/src/lxc/nl.c
@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ extern int netlink_send(struct nl_handler *handler, struct nlmsg *nlmsg)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifndef NLMSG_ERROR
-#define NLMSG_ERROR                0x2
-#endif
 extern int netlink_transaction(struct nl_handler *handler,
 			       struct nlmsg *request, struct nlmsg *answer)
 {