diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 70a10ca100f6..18dfa30795c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
+#include <trace/syscall.h>
+
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/ftrace.h>
 #include <asm/nops.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index fe9345c967de..23b7c8f017e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/audit.h>
 #include <linux/seccomp.h>
 #include <linux/signal.h>
-#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <asm/proto.h>
 #include <asm/ds.h>
 
+#include <trace/syscall.h>
+
 #include "tls.h"
 
 enum x86_regset {
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index ff112a872d75..8a0c2f221e6b 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -511,33 +511,4 @@ static inline void trace_hw_branch_oops(void) {}
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_HW_BRANCH_TRACER */
 
-/*
- * A syscall entry in the ftrace syscalls array.
- *
- * @name: name of the syscall
- * @nb_args: number of parameters it takes
- * @types: list of types as strings
- * @args: list of args as strings (args[i] matches types[i])
- */
-struct syscall_metadata {
-	const char	*name;
-	int		nb_args;
-	const char	**types;
-	const char	**args;
-};
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS
-extern void arch_init_ftrace_syscalls(void);
-extern struct syscall_metadata *syscall_nr_to_meta(int nr);
-extern void start_ftrace_syscalls(void);
-extern void stop_ftrace_syscalls(void);
-extern void ftrace_syscall_enter(struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern void ftrace_syscall_exit(struct pt_regs *regs);
-#else
-static inline void start_ftrace_syscalls(void) { }
-static inline void stop_ftrace_syscalls(void) { }
-static inline void ftrace_syscall_enter(struct pt_regs *regs) { }
-static inline void ftrace_syscall_exit(struct pt_regs *regs) { }
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _LINUX_FTRACE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 6470f74074af..dabe4ad89141 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct old_linux_dirent;
 #include <asm/signal.h>
 #include <linux/quota.h>
 #include <linux/key.h>
-#include <linux/ftrace.h>
+#include <trace/syscall.h>
 
 #define __SC_DECL1(t1, a1)	t1 a1
 #define __SC_DECL2(t2, a2, ...) t2 a2, __SC_DECL1(__VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/include/trace/syscall.h b/include/trace/syscall.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8cfe515cbc47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/trace/syscall.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef _TRACE_SYSCALL_H
+#define _TRACE_SYSCALL_H
+
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>
+
+/*
+ * A syscall entry in the ftrace syscalls array.
+ *
+ * @name: name of the syscall
+ * @nb_args: number of parameters it takes
+ * @types: list of types as strings
+ * @args: list of args as strings (args[i] matches types[i])
+ */
+struct syscall_metadata {
+	const char	*name;
+	int		nb_args;
+	const char	**types;
+	const char	**args;
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS
+extern void arch_init_ftrace_syscalls(void);
+extern struct syscall_metadata *syscall_nr_to_meta(int nr);
+extern void start_ftrace_syscalls(void);
+extern void stop_ftrace_syscalls(void);
+extern void ftrace_syscall_enter(struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern void ftrace_syscall_exit(struct pt_regs *regs);
+#else
+static inline void start_ftrace_syscalls(void)			{ }
+static inline void stop_ftrace_syscalls(void)			{ }
+static inline void ftrace_syscall_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)	{ }
+static inline void ftrace_syscall_exit(struct pt_regs *regs)	{ }
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _TRACE_SYSCALL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index a2a3af29c943..5e579645ac86 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+#include <trace/syscall.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <asm/syscall.h>
 
 #include "trace_output.h"