diff --git a/dasdview/dasdview.h b/dasdview/dasdview.h
index 50dd3fe9..35f2c549 100644
--- a/dasdview/dasdview.h
+++ b/dasdview/dasdview.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define DASDVIEW_H
 
 #include <limits.h>
-#include "lib/u2s.h"
 
 /********************************************************************************
  * SECTION: Definitions needed for DASD-API (see dasd.h)
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ typedef struct dasdview_info
 	int f8c;
 	int f9c;
 
-	char busid[U2S_BUS_ID_SIZE];
+	char busid[DASD_BUS_ID_SIZE];
 	int busid_valid;
 	int raw_track_access;
 	struct zdsroot *zdsroot;
diff --git a/include/lib/dasd_base.h b/include/lib/dasd_base.h
index 3505cdd9..c946ac13 100644
--- a/include/lib/dasd_base.h
+++ b/include/lib/dasd_base.h
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
+/* A bus id of a DASD is 8 characters long. E.g. 0.0.4711 */
+#define DASD_BUS_ID_SIZE	9
+
 typedef struct dasd_information2_t {
 	unsigned int devno;         /* S/390 devno */
 	unsigned int real_devno;    /* for aliases */
diff --git a/libdasd/dasd_sys.c b/libdasd/dasd_sys.c
index c8a6cf91..ac6ea7b6 100644
--- a/libdasd/dasd_sys.c
+++ b/libdasd/dasd_sys.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include "lib/dasd_base.h"
 #include "lib/dasd_sys.h"
 #include "lib/util_path.h"
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 int dasd_sys_raw_track_access(char *devnode)
 {
-	char busid[9];
+	char busid[DASD_BUS_ID_SIZE];
 	char *path;
 	FILE *fp;
 	int rc;
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ int dasd_get_pm_from_chpid(char *busid, unsigned int chpid, int *mask)
 int dasd_reset_chpid(char *devnode, char *chpid_char)
 {
 	unsigned int chpid;
-	char busid[9];
+	char busid[DASD_BUS_ID_SIZE];
 	int  mask, rc;
 	char *endptr;
 	char *path;