diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go
index 0cb9fe9e62..10f21f86df 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ func (p *exporter) markType(t *types.Type) {
 	}
 }
 
-// deltaNewFile is a magic line delta offset indicating a new file.
-// We use -64 because it is rare; see issue 20080 and CL 41619.
-// -64 is the smallest int that fits in a single byte as a varint.
-const deltaNewFile = -64
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Export format
 
diff --git a/src/go/internal/gcimporter/support.go b/src/go/internal/gcimporter/support.go
index 2de7cacd2d..b8bb14dc49 100644
--- a/src/go/internal/gcimporter/support.go
+++ b/src/go/internal/gcimporter/support.go
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ func errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	panic(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 }
 
-const deltaNewFile = -64 // see cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go
+// deltaNewFile is a magic line delta offset indicating a new file.
+// We use -64 because it is rare; see issue 20080 and CL 41619.
+// -64 is the smallest int that fits in a single byte as a varint.
+const deltaNewFile = -64
 
 // Synthesize a token.Pos
 type fakeFileSet struct {