diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
index 27ad24ccfe..59022c6a57 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
@@ -256,15 +256,6 @@ typedef enum {
 #define NUM_LINES 45
 #define NUM_CHARS 60
 
-#define SETTINGS_KEY_LOCATION_MODE       "location-mode"
-#define SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_HIDDEN         "show-hidden"
-#define SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_SIZE_COLUMN    "show-size-column"
-#define SETTINGS_KEY_SORT_COLUMN         "sort-column"
-#define SETTINGS_KEY_SORT_ORDER          "sort-order"
-#define SETTINGS_KEY_WINDOW_POSITION     "window-position"
-#define SETTINGS_KEY_WINDOW_SIZE         "window-size"
-#define SETTINGS_KEY_SIDEBAR_WIDTH       "sidebar-width"
-
 static void gtk_file_chooser_default_iface_init       (GtkFileChooserIface        *iface);
 static void gtk_file_chooser_embed_default_iface_init (GtkFileChooserEmbedIface   *iface);
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserprivate.h b/gtk/gtkfilechooserprivate.h
index fa2dc66fca..907c9df236 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserprivate.h
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#define SETTINGS_KEY_LOCATION_MODE       "location-mode"
+#define SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_HIDDEN         "show-hidden"
+#define SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_SIZE_COLUMN    "show-size-column"
+#define SETTINGS_KEY_SORT_COLUMN         "sort-column"
+#define SETTINGS_KEY_SORT_ORDER          "sort-order"
+#define SETTINGS_KEY_WINDOW_POSITION     "window-position"
+#define SETTINGS_KEY_WINDOW_SIZE         "window-size"
+#define SETTINGS_KEY_SIDEBAR_WIDTH       "sidebar-width"
+
 #define GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_GET_IFACE(inst)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_INTERFACE ((inst), GTK_TYPE_FILE_CHOOSER, GtkFileChooserIface))
 
 typedef struct _GtkFileChooserIface GtkFileChooserIface;