diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
index af2e60a8425d..bfda2726ca45 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_RCU_H
 #define __LINUX_RCU_H
 
+#include <trace/events/rcu.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE
 #define RCU_TRACE(stmt) stmt
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcu.c b/kernel/rcu/srcu.c
index 2359779e1daa..c639556f3fa0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcu.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcu.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/srcu.h>
 
-#include <trace/events/rcu.h>
-
 #include "rcu.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
index 53b95bbf4abb..d9efcc13008c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace_event.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE
-#include <trace/events/rcu.h>
-#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE */
-
 #include "rcu.h"
 
 /* Forward declarations for tiny_plugin.h. */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 73c3cd2b87ac..c7ed5db2dd79 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 
 #include "tree.h"
-#include <trace/events/rcu.h>
-
 #include "rcu.h"
 
 MODULE_ALIAS("rcutree");
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index fd0d5b5b8e7c..4c0a9b0af469 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
-#include <trace/events/rcu.h>
 
 #include "rcu.h"