diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/Makefile.am b/include/ntfs-3g/Makefile.am
index 6e9e11b4..11a4f7d6 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/Makefile.am
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ headers = \
 	mst.h		\
 	ntfstime.h	\
 	object_id.h	\
+	param.h		\
 	reparse.h	\
 	runlist.h	\
 	security.h	\
diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/acls.h b/include/ntfs-3g/acls.h
index 13e5dbd1..8a83d32d 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/acls.h
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/acls.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
  *	should be moved to some config file
  */
 
-#define FORCE_FORMAT_v1x 0	/* Insert security data as in NTFS v1.x */
-#define OWNERFROMACL 1		/* Get the owner from ACL (not Windows owner) */
 #define BUFSZ 1024		/* buffer size to read mapping file */
 #define MAPPINGFILE ".NTFS-3G/UserMapping" /* default mapping file */
 #define LINESZ 120              /* maximum useful size of a mapping line */
diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/param.h b/include/ntfs-3g/param.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95fd7aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/param.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * param.h - Parameter values for ntfs-3g
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009      Jean-Pierre Andre
+ *
+ * This program/include file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program/include file is distributed in the hope that it will be
+ * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
+ * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program (in the main directory of the NTFS-3G
+ * distribution in the file COPYING); if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation,Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NTFS_PARAM_H
+#define _NTFS_PARAM_H
+
+#define CACHE_INODE_SIZE 32	/* inode cache, zero or >= 3 and not too big */
+#define CACHE_SECURID_SIZE 16    /* securid cache, zero or >= 3 and not too big */
+#define CACHE_LEGACY_SIZE 8    /* legacy cache size, zero or >= 3 and not too big */
+
+#define FORCE_FORMAT_v1x 0	/* Insert security data as in NTFS v1.x */
+#define OWNERFROMACL 1		/* Get the owner from ACL (not Windows owner) */
+
+#endif /* defined _NTFS_PARAM_H */
diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/volume.h b/include/ntfs-3g/volume.h
index 2a3d0d8a..e695fe75 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/volume.h
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/volume.h
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@
 #include <mntent.h>
 #endif
 
-#define CACHE_INODE_SIZE 32	/* inode cache, zero or >= 3 and not too big */
-#define CACHE_SECURID_SIZE 16    /* securid cache, zero or >= 3 and not too big */
-#define CACHE_LEGACY_SIZE 8    /* legacy cache size, zero or >= 3 and not too big */
-
 /*
  * Under Cygwin, DJGPP and FreeBSD we do not have MS_RDONLY,
  * so we define them ourselves.
@@ -65,6 +61,7 @@
 /* Forward declaration */
 typedef struct _ntfs_volume ntfs_volume;
 
+#include "param.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "support.h"
 #include "device.h"
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/dir.c b/libntfs-3g/dir.c
index 84e96d0c..d557656a 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/dir.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/dir.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "param.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "attrib.h"
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/inode.c b/libntfs-3g/inode.c
index dc988c45..bffa344f 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/inode.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/inode.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <sys/xattr.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "param.h"
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "attrib.h"
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/security.c b/libntfs-3g/security.c
index d0cdd77d..362924e6 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/security.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/security.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 
+#include "param.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "layout.h"
 #include "attrib.h"