diff --git a/neo/framework/BuildDefines.h b/neo/framework/BuildDefines.h
index 72d7cf26..924c2829 100644
--- a/neo/framework/BuildDefines.h
+++ b/neo/framework/BuildDefines.h
@@ -147,3 +147,7 @@ DOOM III gold:	33
 // special game init ids
 #define GAME_INIT_ID_INVALID	(-1)
 #define GAME_INIT_ID_MAP_LOAD	(-2)
+
+// threads
+
+#define MAX_THREADS				(10)
diff --git a/neo/sys/posix/posix_threads.cpp b/neo/sys/posix/posix_threads.cpp
index 5e2fef00..cf38f2fc 100644
--- a/neo/sys/posix/posix_threads.cpp
+++ b/neo/sys/posix/posix_threads.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ thread create and destroy
 */
 
 // not a hard limit, just what we keep track of for debugging
-#define MAX_THREADS 10
 xthreadInfo *g_threads[MAX_THREADS];
 
 int g_thread_count = 0;
diff --git a/neo/sys/sys_public.h b/neo/sys/sys_public.h
index f583ca21..9c02f9f9 100644
--- a/neo/sys/sys_public.h
+++ b/neo/sys/sys_public.h
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	size_t			threadId;
 } xthreadInfo;
 
-const int MAX_THREADS				= 10;
 extern xthreadInfo *g_threads[MAX_THREADS];
 extern int			g_thread_count;