diff --git a/include/qemu/units.h b/include/qemu/units.h
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+/*
+ * IEC binary prefixes definitions
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Nikunj A Dadhania, IBM Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef QEMU_UNITS_H
+#define QEMU_UNITS_H
+
+#define KiB     (INT64_C(1) << 10)
+#define MiB     (INT64_C(1) << 20)
+#define GiB     (INT64_C(1) << 30)
+#define TiB     (INT64_C(1) << 40)
+#define PiB     (INT64_C(1) << 50)
+#define EiB     (INT64_C(1) << 60)
+
+#endif