diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
index 8d7242df1fd68..a38b1ecc018d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 #include <asm/jailhouse_para.h>
 #include <asm/apic_flat_64.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/ipi.h>
+
+#include "ipi.h"
 
 static struct apic apic_physflat;
 static struct apic apic_flat;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
index e071e8dcb0970..7d4c00f4e9845 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 #include <asm/apic_flat_64.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
-#include <asm/ipi.h>
+
+#include "ipi.h"
 
 u8 numachip_system __read_mostly;
 static const struct apic apic_numachip1;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
index afee386ff711e..2c031b75dfcee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
@@ -4,18 +4,13 @@
  *
  * Drives the local APIC in "clustered mode".
  */
-#include <linux/threads.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 
-#include <asm/apicdef.h>
-#include <asm/fixmap.h>
-#include <asm/mpspec.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/ipi.h>
+
+#include "ipi.h"
 
 static unsigned bigsmp_get_apic_id(unsigned long x)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c
index dad523bbe701b..0f26141d479c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/ipi.h>
+
+#include "ipi.h"
 
 void __default_send_IPI_shortcut(unsigned int shortcut, int vector, unsigned int dest)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ipi.h b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/include/asm/ipi.h
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
index 8f3c7f50b0a99..40b786e3427af 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/acpi.h>
-#include <asm/ipi.h>
+
+#include "ipi.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 #define DEFAULT_SEND_IPI	(1)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_64.c
index f7bd3f48deb29..6268c487f9631 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_64.c
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
  * James Cleverdon.
  */
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/ipi.h>
+
+#include "ipi.h"
 
 /*
  * Check the APIC IDs in bios_cpu_apicid and choose the APIC mode.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
index e5289a0c595ba..3bde4724c1c79 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 
-#include <asm/ipi.h>
-
 #include "x2apic.h"
+#include "ipi.h"
 
 int x2apic_phys;