diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
index 3d5f300..a349036 100644
--- a/defs.h
+++ b/defs.h
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@
 extern const struct xlat addrfams[];
 extern const struct xlat struct_user_offsets[];
 extern const struct xlat open_access_modes[];
+extern const struct xlat whence_codes[];
 
 /* Format of syscall return values */
 #define RVAL_DECIMAL	000	/* decimal format */
diff --git a/desc.c b/desc.c
index 9870e9c..65e5ed0 100644
--- a/desc.c
+++ b/desc.c
@@ -218,13 +218,6 @@
 };
 #endif
 
-static const struct xlat whence[] = {
-	{ SEEK_SET,	"SEEK_SET"	},
-	{ SEEK_CUR,	"SEEK_CUR"	},
-	{ SEEK_END,	"SEEK_END"	},
-	{ 0,		NULL		},
-};
-
 static const struct xlat perf_event_open_flags[] = {
 #ifdef PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP
 	{ PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP,	"PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP"	},
@@ -282,7 +275,7 @@
 	tprints("{type=");
 	printxval(lockfcmds, fl.l_type, "F_???");
 	tprints(", whence=");
-	printxval(whence, fl.l_whence, "SEEK_???");
+	printxval(whence_codes, fl.l_whence, "SEEK_???");
 	tprintf(", start=%ld, len=%ld", fl.l_start, fl.l_len);
 	if (getlk)
 		tprintf(", pid=%lu}", (unsigned long) fl.l_pid);
@@ -305,7 +298,7 @@
 	tprints("{type=");
 	printxval(lockfcmds, fl.l_type, "F_???");
 	tprints(", whence=");
-	printxval(whence, fl.l_whence, "SEEK_???");
+	printxval(whence_codes, fl.l_whence, "SEEK_???");
 	tprintf(", start=%lld, len=%lld", (long long) fl.l_start, (long long) fl.l_len);
 	if (getlk)
 		tprintf(", pid=%lu}", (unsigned long) fl.l_pid);
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index e535448..bea5312 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -516,10 +516,16 @@
 	return RVAL_OCTAL;
 }
 
-static const struct xlat whence_codes[] = {
+const struct xlat whence_codes[] = {
 	{ SEEK_SET,	"SEEK_SET"	},
 	{ SEEK_CUR,	"SEEK_CUR"	},
 	{ SEEK_END,	"SEEK_END"	},
+#ifdef SEEK_DATA
+	{ SEEK_DATA,	"SEEK_DATA"	},
+#endif
+#ifdef SEEK_HOLE
+	{ SEEK_HOLE,	"SEEK_HOLE"	},
+#endif
 	{ 0,		NULL		},
 };