diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/pgtable-bits.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/pgtable-bits.h
index 97b313882678..2f4031209d54 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/pgtable-bits.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/pgtable-bits.h
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 /*
  * pte_to_entrylo converts a page table entry (PTE) into a Mips
  * entrylo0/1 value.
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@ static inline uint64_t pte_to_entrylo(unsigned long pte_val)
 
 	return pte_val >> _PAGE_GLOBAL_SHIFT;
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Cache attributes
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
index 7dc043349d66..56e8fede3fd8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
 #include <asm/irqflags.h>
 #include <asm/regdef.h>
-#include <asm/pgtable-bits.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/stackframe.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_switch.S b/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_switch.S
index 92cd0516ecf5..2f0a3b223c97 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_switch.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_switch.S
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <asm/fpregdef.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
-#include <asm/pgtable-bits.h>
 #include <asm/regdef.h>
 #include <asm/stackframe.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>