diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c b/contrib/vhost-user-scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
index b5ae02c96f..78bcc65f5a 100644
--- a/contrib/vhost-user-scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
+++ b/contrib/vhost-user-scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
-/* Small compat shim from glib 2.32 */
-#ifndef G_SOURCE_CONTINUE
-#define G_SOURCE_CONTINUE TRUE
-#endif
-#ifndef G_SOURCE_REMOVE
-#define G_SOURCE_REMOVE FALSE
-#endif
-
 /* #define VUS_DEBUG 1 */
 
 /** Log helpers **/
diff --git a/include/glib-compat.h b/include/glib-compat.h
index e15aca2d40..c49cf87196 100644
--- a/include/glib-compat.h
+++ b/include/glib-compat.h
@@ -356,5 +356,12 @@ g_test_add_data_func_full(const char *path,
 }
 #endif
 
+/* Small compat shim from glib 2.32 */
+#ifndef G_SOURCE_CONTINUE
+#define G_SOURCE_CONTINUE TRUE
+#endif
+#ifndef G_SOURCE_REMOVE
+#define G_SOURCE_REMOVE FALSE
+#endif
 
 #endif