diff --git a/code/__defines/misc.dm b/code/__defines/misc.dm
index c63b1fb54d..a555c5ac33 100644
--- a/code/__defines/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/misc.dm
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@
 //Area flags, possibly more to come
 #define RAD_SHIELDED 1 //shielded from radiation, clearly
 
+// OnTopic return values
+#define TOPIC_NOACTION 0
+#define TOPIC_HANDLED 1
+#define TOPIC_REFRESH 2
+#define TOPIC_UPDATE_PREVIEW 4
+#define TOPIC_REFRESH_UPDATE_PREVIEW (TOPIC_REFRESH|TOPIC_UPDATE_PREVIEW)
+
 // Convoluted setup so defines can be supplied by Bay12 main server compile script.
 // Should still work fine for people jamming the icons into their repo.
 #ifndef CUSTOM_ITEM_OBJ
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/preference_setup.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/preference_setup.dm
index a55ca0ccca..01a0d75fec 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/preference_setup.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/preference_setup.dm
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-#define TOPIC_NOACTION 0
-#define TOPIC_HANDLED 1
-#define TOPIC_REFRESH 2
-#define TOPIC_UPDATE_PREVIEW 4
-#define TOPIC_REFRESH_UPDATE_PREVIEW (TOPIC_REFRESH|TOPIC_UPDATE_PREVIEW)
-
 #define PREF_FBP_CYBORG "cyborg"
 #define PREF_FBP_POSI "posi"
 #define PREF_FBP_SOFTWARE "software"