diff --git a/src/directory.h b/src/directory.h
index dc664a433..b3cd9c8c9 100644
--- a/src/directory.h
+++ b/src/directory.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#define DIRECTORY_DIR		"directory: "
-
 #define DEVICE_INARCHIVE (dev_t)(-1)
 #define DEVICE_CONTAINER (dev_t)(-2)
 
diff --git a/src/directory_save.c b/src/directory_save.c
index 8d20a99f9..de1df050a 100644
--- a/src/directory_save.c
+++ b/src/directory_save.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#define DIRECTORY_DIR "directory: "
 #define DIRECTORY_MTIME "mtime: "
 #define DIRECTORY_BEGIN "begin: "
 #define DIRECTORY_END "end: "