diff --git a/servers/fs/open.c b/servers/fs/open.c
index c567b3f28..cb00b496b 100644
--- a/servers/fs/open.c
+++ b/servers/fs/open.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "param.h"
 #include "super.h"
 
+#define offset m2_l1
+
 PRIVATE char mode_map[] = {R_BIT, W_BIT, R_BIT|W_BIT, 0};
 
 FORWARD _PROTOTYPE( int common_open, (int oflags, Mode_t omode)		);
diff --git a/servers/fs/param.h b/servers/fs/param.h
index dfd5402e8..9b2054446 100644
--- a/servers/fs/param.h
+++ b/servers/fs/param.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #define name1_length  m1_i1
 #define name2_length  m1_i2
 #define nbytes        m1_i2
-#define offset	      m2_l1
 #define owner	      m1_i2
 #define parent	      m1_i1
 #define pathname      m3_ca1