diff --git a/include/linux/debug_locks.h b/include/linux/debug_locks.h
index e7e45f0cc7da5..2915f56ad4214 100644
--- a/include/linux/debug_locks.h
+++ b/include/linux/debug_locks.h
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_DEBUG_LOCKING_H
 #define __LINUX_DEBUG_LOCKING_H
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
 
 struct task_struct;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 82d91547d122d..6cef4ca5589c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ extern unsigned int sysctl_oops_all_cpu_backtrace;
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 extern void bust_spinlocks(int yes);
-extern int oops_in_progress;		/* If set, an oops, panic(), BUG() or die() is in progress */
 extern int panic_timeout;
 extern unsigned long panic_print;
 extern int panic_on_oops;
diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 34c1a7be3e014..f749a2c2e7a5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 extern const char linux_banner[];
 extern const char linux_proc_banner[];
 
+extern int oops_in_progress;	/* If set, an oops, panic(), BUG() or die() is in progress */
+
 #define PRINTK_MAX_SINGLE_HEADER_LEN 2
 
 static inline int printk_get_level(const char *buffer)