diff --git a/Pal/src/host/FreeBSD/pal_host.h b/Pal/src/host/FreeBSD/pal_host.h
index 160f6d4c..4a2ba458 100644
--- a/Pal/src/host/FreeBSD/pal_host.h
+++ b/Pal/src/host/FreeBSD/pal_host.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ typedef struct mutex_handle {
 
 #define _DkInternalLock _DkMutexLock
 #define _DkInternalUnlock _DkMutexUnlock
+#define MAX_FDS         (3)
 typedef union pal_handle
 {
     /* TSAI: Here we define the internal types of PAL_HANDLE
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ typedef union pal_handle
 
     struct {
         PAL_HDR hdr;
-        PAL_IDX fds[2];
+        PAL_IDX fds[MAX_FDS];
         PAL_BOL nonblocking;
     } pipeprv;
 
@@ -175,7 +176,6 @@ typedef union pal_handle
 #define WFD(n)          (00010 << (n))
 #define WRITEABLE(n)    (00100 << (n))
 #define ERROR(n)        (01000 << (n))
-#define MAX_FDS         (3)
 #define HAS_FDS         (00077)
 
 #define HANDLE_TYPE(handle)  ((handle)->hdr.type)
diff --git a/Pal/src/host/Linux-SGX/pal_host.h b/Pal/src/host/Linux-SGX/pal_host.h
index d4b3aa57..1e37badd 100644
--- a/Pal/src/host/Linux-SGX/pal_host.h
+++ b/Pal/src/host/Linux-SGX/pal_host.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int _DkSpinUnlock (struct spinlock * lock);
 #define LOCK_INIT   { .value =  { 0 } }
 #define _DkInternalLock _DkSpinLock
 #define _DkInternalUnlock _DkSpinUnlock
+#define MAX_FDS           (3)
 
 void * malloc_untrusted (int size);
 void free_untrusted (void * mem);
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ typedef struct pal_handle
     PAL_HDR hdr;
     union {
         struct {
-            PAL_IDX fds[2];
+            PAL_IDX fds[MAX_FDS];
         } generic;
 
         struct {
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ typedef struct pal_handle
         } pipe;
 
         struct {
-            PAL_IDX fds[2];
+            PAL_IDX fds[MAX_FDS];
             PAL_BOL nonblocking;
         } pipeprv;
 
@@ -182,7 +183,6 @@ typedef struct pal_handle
 #define WFD(n)          (00010 << (n))
 #define WRITEABLE(n)    (00100 << (n))
 #define ERROR(n)        (01000 << (n))
-#define MAX_FDS         (3)
 #define HAS_FDS         (00077)
 
 #define HANDLE_TYPE(handle)  ((handle)->hdr.type)
diff --git a/Pal/src/host/Linux/pal_host.h b/Pal/src/host/Linux/pal_host.h
index 4c2a6321..a31c8231 100644
--- a/Pal/src/host/Linux/pal_host.h
+++ b/Pal/src/host/Linux/pal_host.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ typedef struct {
 #endif
 } PAL_RESERVED_HDR;
 
+#define MAX_FDS         (3)
+
 typedef struct pal_handle
 {
     /* TSAI: Here we define the internal types of PAL_HANDLE
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ typedef struct pal_handle
 
     union {
         struct {
-            PAL_IDX fds[2];
+            PAL_IDX fds[MAX_FDS];
         } generic;
 
         struct {
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ typedef struct pal_handle
         } pipe;
 
         struct {
-            PAL_IDX fds[2];
+            PAL_IDX fds[MAX_FDS];
             PAL_BOL nonblocking;
         } pipeprv;
 
@@ -182,7 +184,6 @@ typedef struct pal_handle
 #define WFD(n)          (00010 << (n))
 #define WRITEABLE(n)    (00100 << (n))
 #define ERROR(n)        (01000 << (n))
-#define MAX_FDS         (3)
 #define HAS_FDS         (00077)
 
 #define HANDLE_TYPE(handle)  ((handle)->hdr.type)
diff --git a/Pal/src/host/Skeleton/pal_host.h b/Pal/src/host/Skeleton/pal_host.h
index 9d97822f..4706ea93 100644
--- a/Pal/src/host/Skeleton/pal_host.h
+++ b/Pal/src/host/Skeleton/pal_host.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 typedef int PAL_LOCK;
 #define LOCK_INIT   (0)
+#define MAX_FDS     (3)
 
 typedef struct pal_handle
 {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ typedef struct pal_handle
 
     union {
         struct {
-            PAL_IDX fds[2];
+            PAL_IDX fds[MAX_FDS];
         } generic;
 
         /* DP: Here we just define a placeholder fd; place your details here.