diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_base.h b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_base.h
index 48ad46282c2..77266e2e9d8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_base.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_base.h
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #define M_LN10          2.30258509299404568402
 #endif
 
+/* non-standard defines, used in some places */
+#ifndef MAXFLOAT
+#define MAXFLOAT  ((float)3.40282347e+38)
+#endif
+
 #ifndef sqrtf
 #define sqrtf(a) ((float)sqrt(a))
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_types.h b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_types.h
index 96a5d5857fa..1887a97e635 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_types.h
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
 #define SELECT	 1
 #define ACTIVE	 2
 
-/* nonstandard define, sometimes in math.h */
-#ifndef MAXFLOAT
-#define MAXFLOAT  ((float)3.40282347e+38)
-#endif
-
 /* buttons */
 #define XIC 20
 #define YIC 20