diff --git a/include/sys/types.h b/include/sys/types.h
index 28a524d26cd..d9dda31fcae 100644
--- a/include/sys/types.h
+++ b/include/sys/types.h
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@
 #  endif
 #endif
 
+/* Values for seeking */
+
+#define SEEK_SET    0  /* From the start of the file */
+#define SEEK_CUR    1  /* From the current file offset */
+#define SEEK_END    2  /* From the end of the file */
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS
 #  define CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS 1
 #endif
diff --git a/include/unistd.h b/include/unistd.h
index 4c49eaabd2a..b2d4ec091e2 100644
--- a/include/unistd.h
+++ b/include/unistd.h
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-/* Values for seeking */
-
-#define SEEK_SET    0  /* From the start of the file */
-#define SEEK_CUR    1  /* From the current file offset */
-#define SEEK_END    2  /* From the end of the file */
-
 /* Bit values for the second argument to access */
 
 #define F_OK        0  /* Test existence */