diff --git a/src/import/export.c b/src/import/export.c
index a77333643c..8b64b9cad9 100644
--- a/src/import/export.c
+++ b/src/import/export.c
@@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***ret_args) {
                                 return log_error_errno(arg_class, "Failed to parse --class= argument: %s", opts.arg);
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("system", NULL, "Operate in per-system mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_SYSTEM:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_SYSTEM;
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("user", NULL, "Operate in per-user mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_USER:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_USER;
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/import/import-fs.c b/src/import/import-fs.c
index 513a2c62d3..cc6e14c995 100644
--- a/src/import/import-fs.c
+++ b/src/import/import-fs.c
@@ -370,11 +370,11 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***ret_args) {
                                 return log_error_errno(arg_class, "Failed to parse --class= argument: %s", opts.arg);
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("system", NULL, "Operate in per-system mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_SYSTEM:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_SYSTEM;
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("user", NULL, "Operate in per-user mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_USER:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_USER;
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/import/import.c b/src/import/import.c
index 798b6b743a..9ddc4469c1 100644
--- a/src/import/import.c
+++ b/src/import/import.c
@@ -410,11 +410,11 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***ret_args) {
                                 return log_error_errno(arg_class, "Failed to parse --class= argument: %s", opts.arg);
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("system", NULL, "Operate in per-system mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_SYSTEM:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_SYSTEM;
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("user", NULL, "Operate in per-user mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_USER:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_USER;
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/import/pull.c b/src/import/pull.c
index 6a1f913ff8..ac9492f177 100644
--- a/src/import/pull.c
+++ b/src/import/pull.c
@@ -537,11 +537,11 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***ret_args) {
                         auto_keep_download = false;
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("system", NULL, "Operate in per-system mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_SYSTEM:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_SYSTEM;
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("user", NULL, "Operate in per-user mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_USER:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_USER;
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/shared/options.h b/src/shared/options.h
index 1f28dab8ad..f88275821a 100644
--- a/src/shared/options.h
+++ b/src/shared/options.h
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ typedef struct Option {
 #define OPTION_COMMON_MACHINE                                           \
         OPTION('M', "machine", "CONTAINER", "Operate on local container")
 
+#define OPTION_COMMON_SYSTEM                                            \
+        OPTION_LONG("system", NULL, "Operate in system mode")
+
+#define OPTION_COMMON_USER                                              \
+        OPTION_LONG("user", NULL, "Operate in per-user mode")
+
 #define OPTION_COMMON_JSON                                              \
         OPTION_LONG("json", "FORMAT", "Generate JSON output (pretty, short, or off)")
 
diff --git a/src/storage/storage-fs.c b/src/storage/storage-fs.c
index 167b10dd83..5b2bc415fb 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage-fs.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage-fs.c
@@ -777,11 +777,11 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 OPTION_COMMON_VERSION:
                         return version();
 
-                OPTION_LONG("system", NULL, "Operate in system mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_SYSTEM:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_SYSTEM;
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("user", NULL, "Operate in user mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_USER:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_USER;
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/storage/storagectl.c b/src/storage/storagectl.c
index bbe09e01b1..d3ae3f9145 100644
--- a/src/storage/storagectl.c
+++ b/src/storage/storagectl.c
@@ -433,11 +433,11 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***args) {
                         arg_ask_password = false;
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("system", NULL, "Operate in system mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_SYSTEM:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_SYSTEM;
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_LONG("user", NULL, "Operate in user mode"):
+                OPTION_COMMON_USER:
                         arg_runtime_scope = RUNTIME_SCOPE_USER;
                         break;
                 }