diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
index 6f56146a6f88..6d88b1368088 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
index 7039606a0ba8..39d06af5e347 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "actables.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
index 7662f1a42ff6..fab40d9b3bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acevents.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
index 80cecf838591..1bd3225be468 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
index 2d7d22ebc782..3c498dc1636e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
index d3682c2ae0d1..b1568481463a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
index f2e669db8b65..4895fca102dd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
index 481a6b4a9b2f..a6e3bca48567 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index 83c164434580..3a6d78a3f64e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
index c0853ef294e4..94e961cf6294 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
index 94e3517554f9..01e476988aae 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acresrc.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
index ad11162482ff..2ad853275e39 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "actables.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
index 0ba9e328d5d7..2620dbe96cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
index ffd0db509d34..1a67b3944b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
index 11e2e02e1618..b3f31dd89a45 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c
index ff6d9e8aa842..3cf7b597edb9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #define ACPI_DEFINE_EXCEPTION_TABLE
-#include <linux/export.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
index 046d5b059c07..4f59784b397d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
 #define DEFINE_ACPI_GLOBALS
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
index 03a211e6e26a..2178da8af1a7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acdebug.h"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
index e966a2e47b76..f7edb88f6054 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
index 41ebaaf8bb1a..dda18e622a93 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include <linux/export.h>
+#define EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acevents.h"
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
index 7346a9235a4c..0e6e73c04dcb 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 #define acpi_spinlock                       spinlock_t *
 #define acpi_cpu_flags                      unsigned long
 
-#else /* !__KERNEL__ */
+#else				/* !__KERNEL__ */
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 #define __cdecl
 #endif
 
-#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+#endif				/* __KERNEL__ */
 
 /* Linux uses GCC */
 
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ static inline void acpi_os_free(void *a)
 	lock ? AE_OK : AE_NO_MEMORY;				\
 })
 
-#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+#ifdef EXPORT_ACPI_INTERFACES
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#endif
 
-#endif /* __ACLINUX_H__ */
+#endif				/* __KERNEL__ */
+
+#endif				/* __ACLINUX_H__ */