diff --git a/libblkid/aix.h b/libblkid/aix.h
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+#ifndef BLKID_PARTITIONS_AIX_H
+#define BLKID_PARTITIONS_AIX_H
+
+#define BLKID_AIX_MAGIC_STRING	"\xC9\xC2\xD4\xC1"
+#define BLKID_AIX_MAGIC_STRLEN	(sizeof(BLKID_AIX_MAGIC_STRING) - 1)
+
+#endif