diff --git a/common-defs.h b/common-defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adec9a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License v2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 021110-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __BTRFS_COMMON_DEFS_H__
+#define __BTRFS_COMMON_DEFS_H__
+
+#define BTRFS_UUID_UNPARSED_SIZE	37
+
+#endif
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index c4abe465..be75f22e 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "ctree.h"
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include "common-defs.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "btrfs-list.h"
 #include "sizes.h"
@@ -62,8 +63,6 @@
 #define BTRFS_ARG_BLKDEV	3
 #define BTRFS_ARG_REG		4
 
-#define BTRFS_UUID_UNPARSED_SIZE	37
-
 /*
  * Output modes of size
  */