diff --git a/daemons/ganeti-master b/daemons/ganeti-master
index 0294a2a50a40b2e2113e95ed00f1d0ca6fb05ec6..1863d909a6d9bef451cf90c15d72c636b25db264 100755
--- a/daemons/ganeti-master
+++ b/daemons/ganeti-master
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from ganeti import utils
 EXIT_OK = 0
 EXIT_SOME_ERROR = 1
 EXIT_NOTMASTER = constants.EXIT_NOTMASTER
-EXIT_NODESETUP_ERROR = 12
+EXIT_NODESETUP_ERROR = constants.EXIT_NODESETUP_ERROR
 EXIT_DUPLICATE_IP = 13
 EXIT_ARGS_ERROR = 14
 
diff --git a/lib/constants.py b/lib/constants.py
index 6e327093b11a0f9707d8ea2801511a284e7cb15e..f3d80ec3c85e1302f3f0c172afb6d3772f833db0 100644
--- a/lib/constants.py
+++ b/lib/constants.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ INISECT_INS = "instance"
 
 # common exit codes
 EXIT_NOTMASTER = 11
+EXIT_NODESETUP_ERROR = 12
 
 # tags
 TAG_CLUSTER = "cluster"