diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 1a749de9f..29a045539 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("Node relay options:"));
     if (showDebug)
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-acceptnonstdtxn", strprintf("Relay and mine \"non-standard\" transactions (%sdefault: %u)", "testnet/regtest only; ", !Params(CBaseChainParams::TESTNET).RequireStandard()));
-    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-bytespersigop", strprintf(_("Minimum bytes per sigop in transactions we relay and mine (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_BYTES_PER_SIGOP));
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-bytespersigop", strprintf(_("Equivalent bytes per sigop in transactions for relay and mining (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_BYTES_PER_SIGOP));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-datacarrier", strprintf(_("Relay and mine data carrier transactions (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-datacarriersize", strprintf(_("Maximum size of data in data carrier transactions we relay and mine (default: %u)"), MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-mempoolreplacement", strprintf(_("Enable transaction replacement in the memory pool (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_ENABLE_REPLACEMENT));
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8275b18da..7da43c386 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ bool fPruneMode = false;
 bool fIsBareMultisigStd = DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG;
 bool fBIP37 = false;
 bool fRequireStandard = true;
-unsigned int nBytesPerSigOp = DEFAULT_BYTES_PER_SIGOP;
 bool fCheckBlockIndex = false;
 bool fCheckpointsEnabled = DEFAULT_CHECKPOINTS_ENABLED;
 size_t nCoinCacheUsage = 5000 * 300;
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index e8849c7b0..4d9e984d9 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ static const int64_t DEFAULT_MAX_TIP_AGE = 24 * 60 * 60;
 
 /** Default for -permitbaremultisig */
 static const bool DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG = true;
-static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BYTES_PER_SIGOP = 20;
 static const bool DEFAULT_CHECKPOINTS_ENABLED = true;
 static const bool DEFAULT_TXINDEX = true;
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BANSCORE_THRESHOLD = 100;
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ extern bool fTxIndex;
 extern bool fIsBareMultisigStd;
 extern bool fBIP37;
 extern bool fRequireStandard;
-extern unsigned int nBytesPerSigOp;
 extern bool fCheckBlockIndex;
 extern bool fCheckpointsEnabled;
 extern size_t nCoinCacheUsage;
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 272a895e7..96a52ac50 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ static const unsigned int MAX_P2SH_SIGOPS = 15;
 static const unsigned int MAX_STANDARD_TX_SIGOPS = MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS/5;
 /** Default for -maxmempool, maximum megabytes of mempool memory usage */
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE = 300;
+/** Default for -bytespersigop */
+static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BYTES_PER_SIGOP = 20;
 /**
  * Standard script verification flags that standard transactions will comply
  * with. However scripts violating these flags may still be present in valid
@@ -61,4 +63,6 @@ bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, std::string& reason);
      */
 bool AreInputsStandard(const CTransaction& tx, const CCoinsViewCache& mapInputs);
 
+extern unsigned int nBytesPerSigOp;
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_POLICY_POLICY_H