diff --git a/src/feature/dirauth/dirvote.c b/src/feature/dirauth/dirvote.c
index 9490867e82..ce40ec6152 100644
--- a/src/feature/dirauth/dirvote.c
+++ b/src/feature/dirauth/dirvote.c
@@ -4619,17 +4619,14 @@ dirserv_generate_networkstatus_vote_obj(crypto_pk_t *private_key,
 
   /* These are hardwired, to avoid disaster. */
   v3_out->recommended_relay_protocols =
-    tor_strdup("Cons=1-2 Desc=1-2 DirCache=1 HSDir=1 HSIntro=3 HSRend=1 "
-               "Link=4 Microdesc=1-2 Relay=2");
+    tor_strdup(DIRVOTE_RECCOMEND_RELAY_PROTO);
   v3_out->recommended_client_protocols =
-    tor_strdup("Cons=1-2 Desc=1-2 DirCache=1 HSDir=1 HSIntro=3 HSRend=1 "
-               "Link=4 Microdesc=1-2 Relay=2");
+    tor_strdup(DIRVOTE_RECCOMEND_CLIENT_PROTO);
+
   v3_out->required_client_protocols =
-    tor_strdup("Cons=1-2 Desc=1-2 DirCache=1 HSDir=1 HSIntro=3 HSRend=1 "
-               "Link=4 Microdesc=1-2 Relay=2");
+    tor_strdup(DIRVOTE_REQUIRE_CLIENT_PROTO);
   v3_out->required_relay_protocols =
-    tor_strdup("Cons=1 Desc=1 DirCache=1 HSDir=1 HSIntro=3 HSRend=1 "
-               "Link=3-4 Microdesc=1 Relay=1-2");
+    tor_strdup(DIRVOTE_REQUIRE_RELAY_PROTO);
 
   /* We are not allowed to vote to require anything we don't have. */
   tor_assert(protover_all_supported(v3_out->required_relay_protocols, NULL));
diff --git a/src/feature/dirauth/dirvote.h b/src/feature/dirauth/dirvote.h
index f695e93abf..46baa3043b 100644
--- a/src/feature/dirauth/dirvote.h
+++ b/src/feature/dirauth/dirvote.h
@@ -230,6 +230,21 @@ char *networkstatus_get_detached_signatures(smartlist_t *consensuses);
 STATIC microdesc_t *dirvote_create_microdescriptor(const routerinfo_t *ri,
                                                    int consensus_method);
 
+/* These are hardwired, to avoid disaster. */
+#define DIRVOTE_RECCOMEND_RELAY_PROTO \
+  "Cons=1-2 Desc=1-2 DirCache=1 HSDir=1 HSIntro=3 HSRend=1 " \
+  "Link=4 Microdesc=1-2 Relay=2"
+#define DIRVOTE_RECCOMEND_CLIENT_PROTO \
+  "Cons=1-2 Desc=1-2 DirCache=1 HSDir=1 HSIntro=3 HSRend=1 " \
+  "Link=4 Microdesc=1-2 Relay=2"
+
+#define DIRVOTE_REQUIRE_CLIENT_PROTO \
+  "Cons=1-2 Desc=1-2 DirCache=1 HSDir=1 HSIntro=3 HSRend=1 " \
+  "Link=4 Microdesc=1-2 Relay=2"
+#define DIRVOTE_REQUIRE_RELAY_PROTO \
+  "Cons=1 Desc=1 DirCache=1 HSDir=1 HSIntro=3 HSRend=1 " \
+  "Link=3-4 Microdesc=1 Relay=1-2"
+
 #endif /* defined(DIRVOTE_PRIVATE) */
 
 #endif /* !defined(TOR_DIRVOTE_H) */