diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index 873860ff8bc1..e69e9d453433 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 
 #include "comedi_internal.h"
 
+#define COMEDI_NUM_MINORS 0x100
+#define COMEDI_FIRST_SUBDEVICE_MINOR COMEDI_NUM_BOARD_MINORS
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMEDI_DEBUG
 int comedi_debug;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(comedi_debug);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index 9df79cafc1c5..060d450179c7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@
 	COMEDI_MINORVERSION, COMEDI_MICROVERSION)
 #define COMEDI_RELEASE VERSION
 
-#define COMEDI_NUM_MINORS 0x100
 #define COMEDI_NUM_BOARD_MINORS 0x30
-#define COMEDI_FIRST_SUBDEVICE_MINOR COMEDI_NUM_BOARD_MINORS
 
 struct comedi_subdevice {
 	struct comedi_device *device;