diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbblitter.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbblitter.cpp
index f7a13274e2..0d2fc84bb3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbblitter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbblitter.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@
 #include <directfb.h>
 
 
-#define QDFB_STRINGIFY(x) #x
-#define QDFB_TOSTRING(x) QDFB_STRINGIFY(x)
-#define QDFB_PRETTY \
-    (__FILE__ ":" QDFB_TOSTRING(__LINE__))
-
 static QBlittable::Capabilities dfb_blitter_capabilities()
 {
     return QBlittable::Capabilities(QBlittable::SolidRectCapability
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.h b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.h
index db73b0c247..f6a913e42b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.h
@@ -114,4 +114,10 @@ public:
 QDirectFbScreen *toDfbScreen(QWindow *window);
 IDirectFBDisplayLayer *toDfbLayer(QPlatformScreen *screen);
 
+#define QDFB_STRINGIFY(x) #x
+#define QDFB_TOSTRING(x) QDFB_STRINGIFY(x)
+#define QDFB_PRETTY \
+    (__FILE__ ":" QDFB_TOSTRING(__LINE__))
+
+
 #endif // QDIRECTFBCONVENIENCE_H