diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 963b478d4c..0cc82d8116 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -679,6 +679,13 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_LAST
 } virDomainControllerModelUSB;
 
+# define IS_USB2_CONTROLLER(ctrl) \
+    (((ctrl)->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_USB) && \
+     ((ctrl)->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_ICH9_EHCI1 || \
+      (ctrl)->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_ICH9_UHCI1 || \
+      (ctrl)->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_ICH9_UHCI2 || \
+      (ctrl)->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_ICH9_UHCI3))
+
 typedef struct _virDomainVirtioSerialOpts virDomainVirtioSerialOpts;
 typedef virDomainVirtioSerialOpts *virDomainVirtioSerialOptsPtr;
 struct _virDomainVirtioSerialOpts {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
index cbd1927397..e9619a246a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
@@ -969,13 +969,6 @@ qemuDomainPCIBusFullyReserved(virDomainPCIAddressBusPtr bus)
 }
 
 
-#define IS_USB2_CONTROLLER(ctrl) \
-    (((ctrl)->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_USB) && \
-     ((ctrl)->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_ICH9_EHCI1 || \
-      (ctrl)->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_ICH9_UHCI1 || \
-      (ctrl)->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_ICH9_UHCI2 || \
-      (ctrl)->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_ICH9_UHCI3))
-
 /*
  * This assigns static PCI slots to all configured devices.
  * The ordering here is chosen to match the ordering used