diff --git a/include/asm-xtensa/ptrace.h b/include/asm-xtensa/ptrace.h
index 1b7fe36..cad83e8 100644
--- a/include/asm-xtensa/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/asm-xtensa/ptrace.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_PTRACE_H
 #define _XTENSA_PTRACE_H
 
-#include <asm/variant/core.h>
-
 /*
  * Kernel stack
  *
@@ -113,6 +111,9 @@
 };
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+#include <asm/variant/core.h>
+
 # define task_pt_regs(tsk) ((struct pt_regs*) \
   (task_stack_page(tsk) + KERNEL_STACK_SIZE - (XCHAL_NUM_AREGS-16)*4) - 1)
 # define user_mode(regs) (((regs)->ps & 0x00000020)!=0)