diff --git a/btrfs-corrupt-block.c b/btrfs-corrupt-block.c
index e961255d..22b2a5ee 100644
--- a/btrfs-corrupt-block.c
+++ b/btrfs-corrupt-block.c
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	while(1) {
 		int c;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_BLOCK_GROUP = 256 };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_BLOCK_GROUP = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			/* { "byte-count", 1, NULL, 'b' }, */
 			{ "logical", required_argument, NULL, 'l' },
diff --git a/btrfstune.c b/btrfstune.c
index 31be9074..d1a1877e 100644
--- a/btrfstune.c
+++ b/btrfstune.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ int BOX_MAIN(btrfstune)(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int fd = -1;
 
 	while(1) {
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_CSUM = 256 };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_CSUM = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "help", no_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_HELP},
 #if EXPERIMENTAL
diff --git a/check/main.c b/check/main.c
index 6b2be57a..4f7ab8b2 100644
--- a/check/main.c
+++ b/check/main.c
@@ -10412,7 +10412,7 @@ static int cmd_check(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 
 	while(1) {
 		int c;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_REPAIR = 257, GETOPT_VAL_INIT_CSUM,
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_REPAIR = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST, GETOPT_VAL_INIT_CSUM,
 			GETOPT_VAL_INIT_EXTENT, GETOPT_VAL_CHECK_CSUM,
 			GETOPT_VAL_READONLY, GETOPT_VAL_CHUNK_TREE,
 			GETOPT_VAL_MODE, GETOPT_VAL_CLEAR_SPACE_CACHE,
diff --git a/cmds/balance.c b/cmds/balance.c
index 7abc69d9..de408579 100644
--- a/cmds/balance.c
+++ b/cmds/balance.c
@@ -407,9 +407,8 @@ static int cmd_balance_start(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_FULL_BALANCE = 256,
-			GETOPT_VAL_BACKGROUND = 257,
-			GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_FULL_BALANCE = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST,
+			GETOPT_VAL_BACKGROUND, GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE };
 		static const struct option longopts[] = {
 			{ "data", optional_argument, NULL, 'd'},
 			{ "metadata", optional_argument, NULL, 'm' },
diff --git a/cmds/device.c b/cmds/device.c
index 7d3febff..a945adaf 100644
--- a/cmds/device.c
+++ b/cmds/device.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int cmd_device_add(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		int c;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE = 256 };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "nodiscard", optional_argument, NULL, 'K'},
 			{ "force", no_argument, NULL, 'f'},
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static int _cmd_device_remove(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		int c;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE = 256 };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "enqueue", no_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE},
 			{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
diff --git a/cmds/inspect-dump-super.c b/cmds/inspect-dump-super.c
index d8435624..58f9ba5f 100644
--- a/cmds/inspect-dump-super.c
+++ b/cmds/inspect-dump-super.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int cmd_inspect_dump_super(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 
 	while (1) {
 		int c;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_BYTENR = 257 };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_BYTENR = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{"all", no_argument, NULL, 'a'},
 			{"bytenr", required_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_BYTENR },
diff --git a/cmds/inspect-dump-tree.c b/cmds/inspect-dump-tree.c
index daa7f925..73ffd57e 100644
--- a/cmds/inspect-dump-tree.c
+++ b/cmds/inspect-dump-tree.c
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ static int cmd_inspect_dump_tree(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		int c;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_FOLLOW = 256, GETOPT_VAL_DFS, GETOPT_VAL_BFS,
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_FOLLOW = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST, GETOPT_VAL_DFS,
+			GETOPT_VAL_BFS,
 		       GETOPT_VAL_NOSCAN, GETOPT_VAL_HIDE_NAMES,
 		       GETOPT_VAL_CSUM_HEADERS, GETOPT_VAL_CSUM_ITEMS,
 		};
diff --git a/cmds/inspect.c b/cmds/inspect.c
index 1534f204..19909f87 100644
--- a/cmds/inspect.c
+++ b/cmds/inspect.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static int cmd_inspect_min_dev_size(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		int c;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_DEVID = 256 };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_DEVID = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "id", required_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_DEVID },
 			{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
diff --git a/cmds/qgroup.c b/cmds/qgroup.c
index 139dca97..8e044a60 100644
--- a/cmds/qgroup.c
+++ b/cmds/qgroup.c
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ static int _cmd_qgroup_assign(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int assign,
 
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_RESCAN = 256, GETOPT_VAL_NO_RESCAN };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_RESCAN = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST, GETOPT_VAL_NO_RESCAN };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "rescan", no_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_RESCAN },
 			{ "no-rescan", no_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_NO_RESCAN },
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ static int cmd_qgroup_show(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	while (1) {
 		int c;
 		enum {
-			GETOPT_VAL_SORT = 256,
+			GETOPT_VAL_SORT = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST,
 			GETOPT_VAL_SYNC
 		};
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
diff --git a/cmds/receive.c b/cmds/receive.c
index ca5e7086..958e5d20 100644
--- a/cmds/receive.c
+++ b/cmds/receive.c
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ static int cmd_receive(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	while (1) {
 		int c;
 		enum {
-			GETOPT_VAL_DUMP = 257,
+			GETOPT_VAL_DUMP = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST,
 			GETOPT_VAL_FORCE_DECOMPRESS,
 		};
 		static const struct option long_opts[] = {
diff --git a/cmds/replace.c b/cmds/replace.c
index 23f5dcca..dd15daba 100644
--- a/cmds/replace.c
+++ b/cmds/replace.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int cmd_replace_start(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		int c;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE = 256 };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "enqueue", no_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_ENQUEUE},
 			{ "nodiscard", no_argument, NULL, 'K' },
diff --git a/cmds/restore.c b/cmds/restore.c
index 341f2be5..b517c30c 100644
--- a/cmds/restore.c
+++ b/cmds/restore.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ static int cmd_restore(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		int opt;
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_PATH_REGEX = 256 };
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_PATH_REGEX = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "path-regex", required_argument, NULL,
 				GETOPT_VAL_PATH_REGEX },
diff --git a/cmds/send.c b/cmds/send.c
index b1adfeca..f9446302 100644
--- a/cmds/send.c
+++ b/cmds/send.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ static int cmd_send(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		enum {
-			GETOPT_VAL_SEND_NO_DATA = 256,
+			GETOPT_VAL_SEND_NO_DATA = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST,
 			GETOPT_VAL_PROTO,
 			GETOPT_VAL_COMPRESSED_DATA,
 		};
diff --git a/common/help.h b/common/help.h
index ea055250..448e51c9 100644
--- a/common/help.h
+++ b/common/help.h
@@ -17,16 +17,19 @@
 #ifndef __BTRFS_HELP_H__
 #define __BTRFS_HELP_H__
 
-#define GETOPT_VAL_SI				256
-#define GETOPT_VAL_IEC				257
-#define GETOPT_VAL_RAW				258
-#define GETOPT_VAL_HUMAN_READABLE		259
-#define GETOPT_VAL_KBYTES			260
-#define GETOPT_VAL_MBYTES			261
-#define GETOPT_VAL_GBYTES			262
-#define GETOPT_VAL_TBYTES			263
+/* User defined long options first option */
+#define GETOPT_VAL_FIRST			256
 
-#define GETOPT_VAL_HELP				270
+#define GETOPT_VAL_SI				512
+#define GETOPT_VAL_IEC				513
+#define GETOPT_VAL_RAW				514
+#define GETOPT_VAL_HUMAN_READABLE		515
+#define GETOPT_VAL_KBYTES			516
+#define GETOPT_VAL_MBYTES			517
+#define GETOPT_VAL_GBYTES			518
+#define GETOPT_VAL_TBYTES			519
+
+#define GETOPT_VAL_HELP				520
 
 #define ARGV0_BUF_SIZE	PATH_MAX
 
diff --git a/convert/main.c b/convert/main.c
index 73f919d2..95ceec11 100644
--- a/convert/main.c
+++ b/convert/main.c
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ int BOX_MAIN(convert)(int argc, char *argv[])
 	printf("btrfs-convert from %s\n\n", PACKAGE_STRING);
 
 	while(1) {
-		enum { GETOPT_VAL_NO_PROGRESS = 256, GETOPT_VAL_CHECKSUM,
+		enum { GETOPT_VAL_NO_PROGRESS = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST, GETOPT_VAL_CHECKSUM,
 			GETOPT_VAL_UUID };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "no-progress", no_argument, NULL,
diff --git a/mkfs/main.c b/mkfs/main.c
index 4e0a46a7..ce096d36 100644
--- a/mkfs/main.c
+++ b/mkfs/main.c
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ int BOX_MAIN(mkfs)(int argc, char **argv)
 	while(1) {
 		int c;
 		enum {
-			GETOPT_VAL_SHRINK = 257,
+			GETOPT_VAL_SHRINK = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST,
 			GETOPT_VAL_CHECKSUM,
 			GETOPT_VAL_GLOBAL_ROOTS,
 		};