diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ntdll.h b/winsup/cygwin/ntdll.h
index 554e04665..d4f6aaf45 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ntdll.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ntdll.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ extern GUID __cygwin_socket_guid;
 /* Custom Cygwin-only status codes. */
 #define STATUS_THREAD_SIGNALED	((NTSTATUS)0xe0000001)
 #define STATUS_THREAD_CANCELED	((NTSTATUS)0xe0000002)
-#define STATUS_ILLEGAL_DLL_PSEUDO_RELOCATION ((NTSTATUS) 0xe0000269)
+#define STATUS_ILLEGAL_DLL_PSEUDO_RELOCATION ((DWORD) 0xe0000269)
 
 /* Simplify checking for a transactional error code. */
 #define NT_TRANSACTIONAL_ERROR(s)	\
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/pseudo-reloc.cc b/winsup/cygwin/pseudo-reloc.cc
index c250fdc01..d015cc5e7 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/pseudo-reloc.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/pseudo-reloc.cc
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #else
 # include "winsup.h"
 # include <sys/cygwin.h>
-/* custom status code: */
-# define STATUS_ILLEGAL_DLL_PSEUDO_RELOCATION ((NTSTATUS) 0xe0000269)
 #endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>