diff --git a/gst/gstmemory.h b/gst/gstmemory.h
index 7c8d518608..bd4106b80d 100644
--- a/gst/gstmemory.h
+++ b/gst/gstmemory.h
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ typedef enum {
   GST_LOCK_FLAG_LAST      = (1 << 4)
 } GstLockFlags;
 
+/**
+ * GST_LOCK_FLAG_READWRITE:
+ *
+ * GstLockFlags value alias for GST_LOCK_FLAG_READ | GST_LOCK_FLAG_WRITE
+ */
+#define GST_LOCK_FLAG_READWRITE  (GST_LOCK_FLAG_READ | GST_LOCK_FLAG_WRITE)
+
 /**
  * GstMapFlags:
  * @GST_MAP_READ: map for read access
@@ -186,6 +193,13 @@ typedef enum {
 
   GST_MAP_FLAG_LAST = (1 << 16)
 } GstMapFlags;
+/**
+ * GST_MAP_READWRITE:
+ *
+ * GstMapFlags value alias for GST_MAP_READ | GST_MAP_WRITE
+ */
+#define GST_MAP_READWRITE      (GST_MAP_READ | GST_MAP_WRITE)
+
 
 /**
  * GstMapInfo:
@@ -217,13 +231,6 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 #define GST_MAP_INFO_INIT { NULL, 0, NULL, 0, 0, }
 
-/**
- * GST_MAP_READWRITE:
- *
- * Map for readwrite access
- */
-#define GST_MAP_READWRITE      (GST_MAP_READ | GST_MAP_WRITE)
-
 /**
  * GST_ALLOCATOR_SYSMEM:
  *