diff --git a/usr.bin/make/buf.c b/usr.bin/make/buf.c
index b4e86dd062b0..a6e0aa1bdf2c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/buf.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/buf.c
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "sprite.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-#ifndef MAX
-#define	MAX(a,b)  ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Returns the number of bytes in the buffer.  Doesn't include the
  * null-terminating byte.
diff --git a/usr.bin/make/util.h b/usr.bin/make/util.h
index bcb8effa7f7b..44d3d9ed59a1 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/util.h
+++ b/usr.bin/make/util.h
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ do {						\
 #define	ISDOT(c) ((c)[0] == '.' && (((c)[1] == '\0') || ((c)[1] == '/')))
 #define	ISDOTDOT(c) ((c)[0] == '.' && ISDOT(&((c)[1])))
 
+#ifndef MAX
+#define	MAX(a, b)  ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+
 void Debug(const char *, ...);
 void DebugM(const char *, ...);
 void Error(const char *, ...);