diff --git a/src/core/nm-core-utils.c b/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
index 6d6c8ef920..ac98419a32 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <net/if_arp.h>
 #include <net/ethernet.h>
 
+#include "libnm-platform/nmp-base.h"
 #include "libnm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-random-utils.h"
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-io-utils.h"
diff --git a/src/core/nm-core-utils.h b/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
index 91ebbe8d26..5e89634fab 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
+++ b/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-#define NM_PLATFORM_LIFETIME_PERMANENT G_MAXUINT32
-
 #define NM_DEFINE_SINGLETON_INSTANCE(TYPE) static TYPE *singleton_instance
 
 #define NM_DEFINE_SINGLETON_REGISTER(TYPE)                                                      \
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nmp-base.h b/src/libnm-platform/nmp-base.h
index e5f134185c..73ac56a409 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nmp-base.h
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nmp-base.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+#define NM_PLATFORM_LIFETIME_PERMANENT G_MAXUINT32
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 typedef enum {
     NM_PLATFORM_LINK_DUPLEX_UNKNOWN,
     NM_PLATFORM_LINK_DUPLEX_HALF,