diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index dd712e47f4..04e85e7002 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@
  */
 #define REF_NEEDS_COMMIT (1 << 6)
 
-/*
- * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when we want to log a ref
- * update but not actually perform it.  This is used when a symbolic
- * ref update is split up.
- */
-#define REF_LOG_ONLY (1 << 7)
-
 /*
  * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the ref_update was via an
  * update to HEAD.
diff --git a/refs/refs-internal.h b/refs/refs-internal.h
index 527b0a6e2e..87a1201bf9 100644
--- a/refs/refs-internal.h
+++ b/refs/refs-internal.h
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ struct ref_transaction;
  */
 #define REF_HAVE_OLD (1 << 3)
 
+/*
+ * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when we want to log a ref
+ * update but not actually perform it.  This is used when a symbolic
+ * ref update is split up.
+ */
+#define REF_LOG_ONLY (1 << 7)
+
 /*
  * Return the length of time to retry acquiring a loose reference lock
  * before giving up, in milliseconds: