diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 925730bc9fc1..705df7db4482 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@ struct tracer;
 struct dentry;
 struct bpf_prog;
 
-struct trace_print_flags {
-	unsigned long		mask;
-	const char		*name;
-};
-
-struct trace_print_flags_u64 {
-	unsigned long long	mask;
-	const char		*name;
-};
-
 const char *trace_print_flags_seq(struct trace_seq *p, const char *delim,
 				  unsigned long flags,
 				  const struct trace_print_flags *flag_array);
diff --git a/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h b/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h
index e1ee97c713bf..4ac89acb6136 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h
@@ -3,13 +3,23 @@
 
 /*
  * File can be included directly by headers who only want to access
- * tracepoint->key to guard out of line trace calls. Otherwise
- * linux/tracepoint.h should be used.
+ * tracepoint->key to guard out of line trace calls, or the definition of
+ * trace_print_flags{_u64}. Otherwise linux/tracepoint.h should be used.
  */
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/static_key.h>
 
+struct trace_print_flags {
+	unsigned long		mask;
+	const char		*name;
+};
+
+struct trace_print_flags_u64 {
+	unsigned long long	mask;
+	const char		*name;
+};
+
 struct tracepoint_func {
 	void *func;
 	void *data;