diff --git a/fdisks/fdisksgilabel.c b/fdisks/fdisksgilabel.c
index 726712e98..afd1f8072 100644
--- a/fdisks/fdisksgilabel.c
+++ b/fdisks/fdisksgilabel.c
@@ -933,8 +933,10 @@ static int sgi_create_disklabel(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 	/* sectors/track */
 	sgilabel->devparam.bytes	= cpu_to_be16(cxt->sector_size);
 	sgilabel->devparam.ilfact	= cpu_to_be16(1);
-	sgilabel->devparam.flags	= cpu_to_be32(TRACK_FWD|\
-							  IGNORE_ERRORS|RESEEK);
+	sgilabel->devparam.flags	= cpu_to_be32(
+			SGI_DEVPARAM_TRACK_FWD
+			| SGI_DEVPARAM_IGNORE_ERRORS
+			| SGI_DEVPARAM_RESEEK);
 	sgilabel->devparam.datarate	= cpu_to_be32(0);
 	sgilabel->devparam.retries_on_error	= cpu_to_be32(1);
 	sgilabel->devparam.ms_per_word		= cpu_to_be32(0);
diff --git a/fdisks/fdisksgilabel.h b/fdisks/fdisksgilabel.h
index 326195c29..5f926663c 100644
--- a/fdisks/fdisksgilabel.h
+++ b/fdisks/fdisksgilabel.h
@@ -4,18 +4,7 @@
 #include "bitops.h"
 #include "pt-sgi.h"
 
-/*
- * controller flags
- */
-#define	SECTOR_SLIP	0x01
-#define	SECTOR_FWD	0x02
-#define	TRACK_FWD	0x04
-#define	TRACK_MULTIVOL	0x08
-#define	IGNORE_ERRORS	0x10
-#define	RESEEK		0x20
-#define	CMDTAGQ_ENABLE	0x40
 
-#
 /* toggle flags */
 #define SGI_FLAG_BOOT	1
 #define SGI_FLAG_SWAP	2
diff --git a/include/pt-sgi.h b/include/pt-sgi.h
index ff482babd..36b1a67fb 100644
--- a/include/pt-sgi.h
+++ b/include/pt-sgi.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct sgi_device_parameter {
 	uint16_t nsect;		/* sectors/tracks in cyl 0 or vol 0 */
 	uint16_t bytes;
 	uint16_t ilfact;
-	uint32_t flags;		/* controller flags */
+	uint32_t flags;		/* SGI_DEVPARAM_* controller flags */
 	uint32_t datarate;
 	uint32_t retries_on_error;
 	uint32_t ms_per_word;
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ struct sgi_device_parameter {
 	uint16_t xylogics_writecont;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
+enum {
+	SGI_DEVPARAM_SECTOR_SLIP	= 0x01,
+	SGI_DEVPARAM_SECTOR_FWD		= 0x02,
+	SGI_DEVPARAM_TRACK_FWD		= 0x04,
+	SGI_DEVPARAM_TRACK_MULTIVOL	= 0x08,
+	SGI_DEVPARAM_IGNORE_ERRORS	= 0x10,
+	SGI_DEVPARAM_RESEEK		= 0x20,
+	SGI_DEVPARAM_CMDTAGQ_ENABLE	= 0x40
+};
+
+
 struct sgi_disklabel {
 	uint32_t magic;			/* magic number */
 	uint16_t root_part_num;		/* # root partition */