diff --git a/libretro-common/include/vfs/vfs.h b/libretro-common/include/vfs/vfs.h
index 4625bf1d0d..5f046fec6e 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/vfs/vfs.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/vfs/vfs.h
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 
 #include <retro_common_api.h>
 
+#ifdef RARCH_INTERNAL
+#ifndef VFS_FRONTEND
+#define VFS_FRONTEND
+#endif
+#endif
+
 RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/libretro-common/vfs/vfs_implementation.c b/libretro-common/vfs/vfs_implementation.c
index 2d72e0b5a2..3842007a90 100644
--- a/libretro-common/vfs/vfs_implementation.c
+++ b/libretro-common/vfs/vfs_implementation.c
@@ -178,12 +178,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef RARCH_INTERNAL
-#ifndef VFS_FRONTEND
-#define VFS_FRONTEND
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #include <vfs/vfs_implementation.h>
 #include <libretro.h>
 #include <memmap.h>