diff --git a/headers/os/drivers/KernelExport.h b/headers/os/drivers/KernelExport.h
index 27dd312edc..39ef35eef7 100644
--- a/headers/os/drivers/KernelExport.h
+++ b/headers/os/drivers/KernelExport.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ typedef struct {
 /* area protection flags for the kernel */
 #define B_KERNEL_READ_AREA			(1 << 4)
 #define B_KERNEL_WRITE_AREA			(1 << 5)
+#define B_KERNEL_EXECUTE_AREA		(1 << 6)
+#define B_KERNEL_STACK_AREA			(1 << 7)
 
 /* MTR attributes for mapping physical memory (Intel Architecture only) */
 // TODO: rename those to something more meaningful
diff --git a/headers/private/system/vm_defs.h b/headers/private/system/vm_defs.h
index 9ca30615af..fa318288e7 100644
--- a/headers/private/system/vm_defs.h
+++ b/headers/private/system/vm_defs.h
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@
 #include <OS.h>
 
 
-// additional protection flags
-// Note: the VM probably won't support all combinations - it will try
-// its best, but create_area() will fail if it has to.
-// Of course, the exact behaviour will be documented somewhere...
-
-#define B_KERNEL_EXECUTE_AREA	0x40
-#define B_KERNEL_STACK_AREA		0x80
-
 #define B_USER_PROTECTION \
 	(B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA | B_EXECUTE_AREA | B_STACK_AREA)
 #define B_KERNEL_PROTECTION \