diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index bd9cfdab64df55..753e701b1e09ab 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -109,16 +109,6 @@ static const bool DEFAULT_FIXEDSEEDS = true;
 static const size_t DEFAULT_MAXRECEIVEBUFFER = 5 * 1000;
 static const size_t DEFAULT_MAXSENDBUFFER    = 1 * 1000;
 
-#if defined USE_KQUEUE
-#define DEFAULT_SOCKETEVENTS "kqueue"
-#elif defined USE_EPOLL
-#define DEFAULT_SOCKETEVENTS "epoll"
-#elif defined USE_POLL
-#define DEFAULT_SOCKETEVENTS "poll"
-#else
-#define DEFAULT_SOCKETEVENTS "select"
-#endif
-
 typedef int64_t NodeId;
 
 struct AddedNodeInfo
diff --git a/src/util/sock.h b/src/util/sock.h
index ab7c26e4ac1770..4b789d2782321e 100644
--- a/src/util/sock.h
+++ b/src/util/sock.h
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
+#if defined(USE_EPOLL)
+#define DEFAULT_SOCKETEVENTS "epoll"
+#elif defined(USE_KQUEUE)
+#define DEFAULT_SOCKETEVENTS "kqueue"
+#elif defined(USE_POLL)
+#define DEFAULT_SOCKETEVENTS "poll"
+#else
+#define DEFAULT_SOCKETEVENTS "select"
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Maximum time to wait for I/O readiness.
  * It will take up until this time to break off in case of an interruption.