diff --git a/include/QF/sys.h b/include/QF/sys.h
index ee804245d..332ca7a2a 100644
--- a/include/QF/sys.h
+++ b/include/QF/sys.h
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ sys_printf_t Sys_SetErrPrintf (sys_printf_t func);
 void Sys_PushErrorHandler (sys_error_t func, void *data);
 void Sys_PopErrorHandler (void);
 
+#define DFL "\e[39;49m"
+#define BLK "\e[30;40m"
+#define RED "\e[31;40m"
+#define GRN "\e[32;40m"
+#define ONG "\e[33;40m"
+#define BLU "\e[34;40m"
+#define MAG "\e[35;40m"
+#define CYN "\e[36;40m"
+#define WHT "\e[37;40m"
+
 void Sys_Print (FILE *stream, const char *fmt, va_list args) __attribute__((format(PRINTF, 2, 0)));
 void Sys_Printf (const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(PRINTF,1,2)));
 void Sys_Error (const char *error, ...) __attribute__((format(PRINTF,1,2), noreturn));
diff --git a/libs/ecs/test/test-hierarchy.c b/libs/ecs/test/test-hierarchy.c
index a4bfe69b4..6e416eab7 100644
--- a/libs/ecs/test/test-hierarchy.c
+++ b/libs/ecs/test/test-hierarchy.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "QF/ecs.h"
+#include "QF/sys.h"
 
 enum {
 	test_href,
@@ -40,16 +41,6 @@ static const component_t test_components[] = {
 
 ecs_registry_t *test_reg;
 
-#define DFL "\e[39;49m"
-#define BLK "\e[30;40m"
-#define RED "\e[31;40m"
-#define GRN "\e[32;40m"
-#define ONG "\e[33;40m"
-#define BLU "\e[34;40m"
-#define MAG "\e[35;40m"
-#define CYN "\e[36;40m"
-#define WHT "\e[37;40m"
-
 static int
 check_hierarchy_size (hierref_t href, uint32_t size)
 {
diff --git a/libs/ecs/test/test-subpools.c b/libs/ecs/test/test-subpools.c
index f3180e7ed..00d9c55a0 100644
--- a/libs/ecs/test/test-subpools.c
+++ b/libs/ecs/test/test-subpools.c
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@
 #include "QF/mathlib.h"
 #include "QF/ecs.h"
 
-#define DFL "\e[39;49m"
-#define BLK "\e[30;40m"
-#define RED "\e[31;40m"
-#define GRN "\e[32;40m"
-#define ONG "\e[33;40m"
-#define BLU "\e[34;40m"
-#define MAG "\e[35;40m"
-#define CYN "\e[36;40m"
-#define WHT "\e[37;40m"
-
 enum test_components {
 	test_subpool,
 	test_obj,
diff --git a/libs/ecs/test/test-treehierarchy.c b/libs/ecs/test/test-treehierarchy.c
index a0b7f1cc4..263e1e17a 100644
--- a/libs/ecs/test/test-treehierarchy.c
+++ b/libs/ecs/test/test-treehierarchy.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "QF/ecs.h"
+#include "QF/sys.h"
 
 enum {
 	test_href,
@@ -40,16 +41,6 @@ static const component_t test_components[] = {
 
 ecs_registry_t *test_reg;
 
-#define DFL "\e[39;49m"
-#define BLK "\e[30;40m"
-#define RED "\e[31;40m"
-#define GRN "\e[32;40m"
-#define ONG "\e[33;40m"
-#define BLU "\e[34;40m"
-#define MAG "\e[35;40m"
-#define CYN "\e[36;40m"
-#define WHT "\e[37;40m"
-
 static int
 check_hierarchy_size (hierref_t href, uint32_t size)
 {
diff --git a/libs/ui/imui.c b/libs/ui/imui.c
index 8c7cb64b8..341628806 100644
--- a/libs/ui/imui.c
+++ b/libs/ui/imui.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "QF/mathlib.h"
 #include "QF/progs.h"
 #include "QF/quakeio.h"
+#include "QF/sys.h"
 #include "QF/va.h"
 
 #include "QF/input/event.h"
@@ -477,16 +478,6 @@ prune_objects (imui_ctx_t *ctx)
 	}
 }
 
-#define DFL "\e[39;49m"
-#define BLK "\e[30;40m"
-#define RED "\e[31;40m"
-#define GRN "\e[32;40m"
-#define ONG "\e[33;40m"
-#define BLU "\e[34;40m"
-#define MAG "\e[35;40m"
-#define CYN "\e[36;40m"
-#define WHT "\e[37;40m"
-
 static const char *
 view_color (hierarchy_t *h, uint32_t ind, imui_ctx_t *ctx, bool for_y)
 {