diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_groups.c b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_groups.c
index a83bcb9154..ed6ab5ad80 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_groups.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_groups.c
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@
 #include "osi_compat.h"
 
 #ifdef AFS_LINUX26_ONEGROUP_ENV
-# define NUMPAGGROUPS 1
 
 static afs_uint32
 afs_linux_pag_from_groups(struct group_info *group_info) {
     afs_uint32 g0 = 0;
     afs_uint32 i;
 
-    if (group_info->ngroups < NUMPAGGROUPS)
+    if (group_info->ngroups < AFS_NUMPAGGROUPS)
 	return NOPAG;
 
     for (i = 0; i < group_info->ngroups; i++) {
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ afs_linux_pag_to_groups(afs_uint32 newpag,
     afs_kgid_t newkgid = afs_make_kgid(newpag);
 
     if (afs_linux_pag_from_groups(old) == NOPAG)
-	need_space = NUMPAGGROUPS;
+	need_space = AFS_NUMPAGGROUPS;
 
     *new = groups_alloc(old->ngroups + need_space);
 
@@ -75,12 +74,11 @@ afs_linux_pag_to_groups(afs_uint32 newpag,
 }
 
 #else
-# define NUMPAGGROUPS 2
 
 static inline afs_uint32
 afs_linux_pag_from_groups(struct group_info *group_info) {
 
-    if (group_info->ngroups < NUMPAGGROUPS)
+    if (group_info->ngroups < AFS_NUMPAGGROUPS)
 	return NOPAG;
 
     return afs_get_pag_from_groups(GROUP_AT(group_info, 0), GROUP_AT(group_info, 1));
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ afs_linux_pag_to_groups(afs_uint32 newpag,
     gid_t g1;
 
     if (afs_linux_pag_from_groups(old) == NOPAG)
-	need_space = NUMPAGGGROUPS;
+	need_space = AFS_NUMPAGGROUPS;
 
     *new = groups_alloc(old->ngroups + need_space);
 
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_osi.h b/src/afs/afs_osi.h
index dfb6b184ff..d31f2ac6fe 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_osi.h
+++ b/src/afs/afs_osi.h
@@ -448,4 +448,10 @@ extern afs_ucred_t afs_osi_cred, *afs_osi_credp;
 #define osi_curcred() (u.u_cred)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef AFS_LINUX26_ONEGROUP_ENV
+#define AFS_NUMPAGGROUPS 1
+#else
+#define AFS_NUMPAGGROUPS 2
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _AFS_OSI_ */
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_osi_pag.c b/src/afs/afs_osi_pag.c
index 34ca9b2f5c..9b8c5b52f3 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_osi_pag.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_osi_pag.c
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ afs_uint32 pagCounter = 1;
 afs_uint32 pagCounter = 0;
 #endif /* UKERNEL */
 
-#ifdef AFS_LINUX26_ONEGROUP_ENV
-#define NUMPAGGROUPS 1
-#else
-#define NUMPAGGROUPS 2
-#endif
-/* Local variables */
-
 /*
  * Pags are implemented as follows: the set of groups whose long
  * representation is '41XXXXXX' hex are used to represent the pags.
@@ -633,7 +626,7 @@ osi_get_group_pag(afs_ucred_t *cred)
     if (cred->cr_ngrps < 2)
 	return NOPAG;
 # elif defined(AFS_LINUX26_ENV)
-    if (afs_cr_group_info(cred)->ngroups < NUMPAGGROUPS)
+    if (afs_cr_group_info(cred)->ngroups < AFS_NUMPAGGROUPS)
 	return NOPAG;
 # elif defined(AFS_SGI_ENV) || defined(AFS_SUN5_ENV) || defined(AFS_LINUX20_ENV) || defined(AFS_XBSD_ENV)
 #  if defined(AFS_SUN510_ENV)