diff --git a/src/common/libflux/flog.c b/src/common/libflux/flog.c
index 2c968c796216..5d745262d85f 100644
--- a/src/common/libflux/flog.c
+++ b/src/common/libflux/flog.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "src/common/libutil/wallclock.h"
 #include "src/common/libutil/stdlog.h"
 
+#define FLUX_MAX_LOGBUF     2048
+
 typedef struct {
     char appname[STDLOG_MAX_APPNAME + 1];
     char procid[STDLOG_MAX_PROCID + 1];
diff --git a/src/common/libflux/flog.h b/src/common/libflux/flog.h
index 4399fb8ba2df..6d207e864b42 100644
--- a/src/common/libflux/flog.h
+++ b/src/common/libflux/flog.h
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-
-#define FLUX_MAX_LOGBUF     2048
-
 typedef void (*flux_log_f)(const char *buf, int len, void *arg);
 
 /* Set log appname for handle instance.