diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index d9d1aad3be..8803c70825 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "url.h"
 #include "credential.h"
 #include "version.h"
+#include "pkt-line.h"
 
 int active_requests;
 int http_is_verbose;
diff --git a/pkt-line.h b/pkt-line.h
index 5d2fb423d6..6927ea521b 100644
--- a/pkt-line.h
+++ b/pkt-line.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ int packet_read(int fd, char *buffer, unsigned size, int options);
  */
 int packet_read_line(int fd, char *buffer, unsigned size);
 
+#define DEFAULT_PACKET_MAX 1000
+#define LARGE_PACKET_MAX 65520
+
 int packet_get_line(struct strbuf *out, char **src_buf, size_t *src_len);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sideband.h b/sideband.h
index d72db35d1e..e46bed0b01 100644
--- a/sideband.h
+++ b/sideband.h
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 #define SIDEBAND_PROTOCOL_ERROR -2
 #define SIDEBAND_REMOTE_ERROR -1
 
-#define DEFAULT_PACKET_MAX 1000
-#define LARGE_PACKET_MAX 65520
-
 int recv_sideband(const char *me, int in_stream, int out);
 ssize_t send_sideband(int fd, int band, const char *data, ssize_t sz, int packet_max);