diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 70a46fdd84..961ec97d26 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1948,12 +1948,6 @@ int bdrv_child_try_set_perm(BdrvChild *c, uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared,
     return 0;
 }
 
-#define DEFAULT_PERM_PASSTHROUGH (BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ \
-                                 | BLK_PERM_WRITE \
-                                 | BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED \
-                                 | BLK_PERM_RESIZE)
-#define DEFAULT_PERM_UNCHANGED (BLK_PERM_ALL & ~DEFAULT_PERM_PASSTHROUGH)
-
 void bdrv_filter_default_perms(BlockDriverState *bs, BdrvChild *c,
                                const BdrvChildRole *role,
                                BlockReopenQueue *reopen_queue,
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index e5c7759a0c..bc76b1e59f 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ enum {
     BLK_PERM_GRAPH_MOD          = 0x10,
 
     BLK_PERM_ALL                = 0x1f,
+
+    DEFAULT_PERM_PASSTHROUGH    = BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ
+                                 | BLK_PERM_WRITE
+                                 | BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED
+                                 | BLK_PERM_RESIZE,
+
+    DEFAULT_PERM_UNCHANGED      = BLK_PERM_ALL & ~DEFAULT_PERM_PASSTHROUGH,
 };
 
 char *bdrv_perm_names(uint64_t perm);