diff --git a/firmware/fw_base.S b/firmware/fw_base.S
index 225f64f4..f2b1ee03 100644
--- a/firmware/fw_base.S
+++ b/firmware/fw_base.S
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include <sbi/sbi_scratch.h>
 #include <sbi/sbi_trap.h>
 
+#define BOOT_STATUS_RELOCATE_DONE	1
+#define BOOT_STATUS_BOOT_HART_DONE	2
+
 .macro	MOV_3R __d0, __s0, __d1, __s1, __d2, __s2
 	add	\__d0, \__s0, zero
 	add	\__d1, \__s1, zero
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ _wait_relocate_copy_done:
 	add	t3, t3, t1
 1:
 	/* waitting for relocate copy done (_boot_status == 1) */
-	li	t4, 1
+	li	t4, BOOT_STATUS_RELOCATE_DONE
 	REG_L	t5, 0(t2)
 	/* Reduce the bus traffic so that boot hart may proceed faster */
 	nop
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ _relocate_done:
 
 	/* mark relocate copy done */
 	la	t0, _boot_status
-	li	t1, 1
+	li	t1, BOOT_STATUS_RELOCATE_DONE
 	REG_S	t1, 0(t0)
 	fence	rw, rw
 
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ _fdt_reloc_again:
 _fdt_reloc_done:
 
 	/* mark boot hart done */
-	li	t0, 2
+	li	t0, BOOT_STATUS_BOOT_HART_DONE
 	la	t1, _boot_status
 	REG_S	t0, 0(t1)
 	fence	rw, rw
@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@ _fdt_reloc_done:
 
 	/* waitting for boot hart done (_boot_status == 2) */
 _wait_for_boot_hart:
-	li	t0, 2
+	li	t0, BOOT_STATUS_BOOT_HART_DONE
 	la	t1, _boot_status
 	REG_L	t1, 0(t1)
 	/* Reduce the bus traffic so that boot hart may proceed faster */