diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_event.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_event.c
index b4d17329af6c..da395148ee9d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_event.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_event.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void get_pending_event(struct xe_sysctrl *sc, struct xe_sysctrl_mailbox_c
 {
 	struct xe_sysctrl_event_response *response = command->data_out;
 	struct xe_device *xe = sc_to_xe(sc);
-	u32 count = XE_SYSCTRL_EVENT_FLOOD;
+	u32 count = XE_SYSCTRL_FLOOD_LIMIT;
 	size_t len;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_event_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_event_types.h
index c16c66b9fa7f..348768ca454a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_event_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_event_types.h
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 
 #define XE_SYSCTRL_EVENT_DATA_LEN		59
 
-/* Modify as needed */
-#define XE_SYSCTRL_EVENT_FLOOD			16
-
 /**
  * enum xe_sysctrl_event - Events reported by System Controller
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_mailbox_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_mailbox_types.h
index 6e3753554510..b0c123096969 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_mailbox_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sysctrl_mailbox_types.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ struct xe_sysctrl_mailbox_command {
 	size_t data_out_len;
 };
 
+/* Modify as needed */
+#define XE_SYSCTRL_FLOOD_LIMIT		16
+
 #define XE_SYSCTRL_MB_FRAME_SIZE	16
 #define XE_SYSCTRL_MB_MAX_FRAMES	64
 #define XE_SYSCTRL_MB_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE	\