diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index dcbbf72a88b1..4fbc4a8b86a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -287,45 +287,4 @@ extern trace_function_return_t ftrace_function_return;
 extern void unregister_ftrace_return(void);
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Structure which defines the trace of an initcall.
- * You don't have to fill the func field since it is
- * only used internally by the tracer.
- */
-struct boot_trace {
-	pid_t			caller;
-	char			func[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
-	int			result;
-	unsigned long long	duration;		/* usecs */
-	ktime_t			calltime;
-	ktime_t			rettime;
-};
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_TRACER
-/* Append the trace on the ring-buffer */
-extern void trace_boot(struct boot_trace *it, initcall_t fn);
-
-/* Tells the tracer that smp_pre_initcall is finished.
- * So we can start the tracing
- */
-extern void start_boot_trace(void);
-
-/* Resume the tracing of other necessary events
- * such as sched switches
- */
-extern void enable_boot_trace(void);
-
-/* Suspend this tracing. Actually, only sched_switches tracing have
- * to be suspended. Initcalls doesn't need it.)
- */
-extern void disable_boot_trace(void);
-#else
-static inline void trace_boot(struct boot_trace *it, initcall_t fn) { }
-static inline void start_boot_trace(void) { }
-static inline void enable_boot_trace(void) { }
-static inline void disable_boot_trace(void) { }
-#endif
-
-
-
 #endif /* _LINUX_FTRACE_H */
diff --git a/include/trace/boot.h b/include/trace/boot.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4cbe64e46cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/trace/boot.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_TRACE_BOOT_H
+#define _LINUX_TRACE_BOOT_H
+
+/*
+ * Structure which defines the trace of an initcall.
+ * You don't have to fill the func field since it is
+ * only used internally by the tracer.
+ */
+struct boot_trace {
+	pid_t			caller;
+	char			func[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
+	int			result;
+	unsigned long long	duration;		/* usecs */
+	ktime_t			calltime;
+	ktime_t			rettime;
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_TRACER
+/* Append the trace on the ring-buffer */
+extern void trace_boot(struct boot_trace *it, initcall_t fn);
+
+/* Tells the tracer that smp_pre_initcall is finished.
+ * So we can start the tracing
+ */
+extern void start_boot_trace(void);
+
+/* Resume the tracing of other necessary events
+ * such as sched switches
+ */
+extern void enable_boot_trace(void);
+
+/* Suspend this tracing. Actually, only sched_switches tracing have
+ * to be suspended. Initcalls doesn't need it.)
+ */
+extern void disable_boot_trace(void);
+#else
+static inline void trace_boot(struct boot_trace *it, initcall_t fn) { }
+static inline void start_boot_trace(void) { }
+static inline void enable_boot_trace(void) { }
+static inline void disable_boot_trace(void) { }
+#endif /* CONFIG_BOOT_TRACER */
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_TRACE_BOOT_H */
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 4b03cd5656ca..16ca1ee071c4 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include <linux/signal.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
+#include <trace/boot.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/bugs.h>
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index e40ce0c14690..f69a5199596b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/ring_buffer.h>
 #include <linux/mmiotrace.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
+#include <trace/boot.h>
 
 enum trace_type {
 	__TRACE_FIRST_TYPE = 0,