diff --git a/include/parrot/interpreter.h b/include/parrot/interpreter.h
index 961f2b7074..daff738b2f 100644
--- a/include/parrot/interpreter.h
+++ b/include/parrot/interpreter.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* interpreter.h
- *  Copyright (C) 2001-2010, Parrot Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2001-2012, Parrot Foundation.
  *  Overview:
  *     The interpreter API handles running the operations
  */
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ typedef enum {
 } Parrot_clone_flags;
 /* &end_gen */
 
+/* Codes used by long jumps to runloop */
+#define PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_HANDLED   1
+#define PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_FROM_C    2
+#define PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_FINALIZED 3
+
 struct parrot_interp_t;
 
 /* One of the most common shim arguments is the interpreter itself, so it
diff --git a/src/call/ops.c b/src/call/ops.c
index a9fba07ec6..c7b9d6ad8f 100644
--- a/src/call/ops.c
+++ b/src/call/ops.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ runops(PARROT_INTERP, size_t offs)
   reenter:
         interp->current_runloop->handler_start = NULL;
         switch (setjmp(interp->current_runloop->resume)) {
-          case 1:
+          case PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_HANDLED:
             /* an exception was handled */
             if (STACKED_EXCEPTIONS)
                 free_runloop_jump_point(interp);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ runops(PARROT_INTERP, size_t offs)
                         interp->current_runloop_id, interp->current_runloop_level);
 #endif
             return;
-          case 2:
+          case PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_FROM_C:
             /* Reenter the runloop from a exception thrown from C
              * with a pir handler */
             free_runloops_until(interp, our_runloop_id);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ runops(PARROT_INTERP, size_t offs)
             offset = interp->current_runloop->handler_start - interp->code->base.data;
             /* Prevent incorrect reuse */
             goto reenter;
-          case 3:
+          case PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_FINALIZED:
             /* Reenter the runloop when finished the handling of a
              * exception */
             free_runloops_until(interp, our_runloop_id);
diff --git a/src/exceptions.c b/src/exceptions.c
index 930f99cfc2..6c7a06d89e 100644
--- a/src/exceptions.c
+++ b/src/exceptions.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2001-2010, Parrot Foundation.
+Copyright (C) 2001-2012, Parrot Foundation.
 
 =head1 NAME
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Parrot_ex_throw_from_op(PARROT_INTERP, ARGIN(PMC *exception), ARGIN_NULLOK(void
         /* it's a C exception handler */
         Parrot_runloop * const jump_point = (Parrot_runloop *)address;
         jump_point->exception = exception;
-        longjmp(jump_point->resume, 1);
+        longjmp(jump_point->resume, PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_HANDLED);
     }
 
     /* return the address of the handler */
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Parrot_ex_throw_from_c(PARROT_INTERP, ARGIN(PMC *exception))
         Parrot_runloop * const jump_point =
             (Parrot_runloop *)VTABLE_get_pointer(interp, handler);
         jump_point->exception = exception;
-        longjmp(jump_point->resume, 1);
+        longjmp(jump_point->resume, PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_HANDLED);
     }
     else {
         /* Run the handler. */
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ Parrot_ex_throw_from_c(PARROT_INTERP, ARGIN(PMC *exception))
         setup_exception_args(interp, "P", exception);
         PARROT_ASSERT(return_point->handler_start == NULL);
         return_point->handler_start = address;
-        longjmp(return_point->resume, 2);
+        longjmp(return_point->resume, PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_FROM_C);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ops/core.ops b/src/ops/core.ops
index 0e58517ac2..a2802d6d1e 100644
--- a/src/ops/core.ops
+++ b/src/ops/core.ops
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ op finalize(in PMC) {
         if (rl) {
             if (rl != interp->current_runloop) {
                 rl->handler_start = dest;
-                longjmp(rl->resume, 3);
+                longjmp(rl->resume, PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_FINALIZED);
             }
         }
         else
diff --git a/src/ops/core_ops.c b/src/ops/core_ops.c
index d73ea3d657..a37b82828d 100644
--- a/src/ops/core_ops.c
+++ b/src/ops/core_ops.c
@@ -14171,7 +14171,7 @@ Parrot_finalize_p(opcode_t *cur_opcode, PARROT_INTERP) {
         if (rl) {
             if ((rl != interp->current_runloop)) {
                 rl->handler_start = dest;
-                longjmp(rl->resume, 3);
+                longjmp(rl->resume, PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_FINALIZED);
             }
 
         }
@@ -14226,7 +14226,7 @@ Parrot_finalize_pc(opcode_t *cur_opcode, PARROT_INTERP) {
         if (rl) {
             if ((rl != interp->current_runloop)) {
                 rl->handler_start = dest;
-                longjmp(rl->resume, 3);
+                longjmp(rl->resume, PARROT_JMP_EXCEPTION_FINALIZED);
             }
 
         }