diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
index a3186f2bb8a0..5e6cd0947393 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -16,6 +16,38 @@
 #include <asm/isadep.h>
 #include <uapi/asm/ptrace.h>
 
+/*
+ * This struct defines the way the registers are stored on the stack during a
+ * system call/exception. As usual the registers k0/k1 aren't being saved.
+ */
+struct pt_regs {
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+	/* Pad bytes for argument save space on the stack. */
+	unsigned long pad0[6];
+#endif
+
+	/* Saved main processor registers. */
+	unsigned long regs[32];
+
+	/* Saved special registers. */
+	unsigned long cp0_status;
+	unsigned long hi;
+	unsigned long lo;
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_HAS_SMARTMIPS
+	unsigned long acx;
+#endif
+	unsigned long cp0_badvaddr;
+	unsigned long cp0_cause;
+	unsigned long cp0_epc;
+#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC
+	unsigned long cp0_tcstatus;
+#endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC */
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON
+	unsigned long long mpl[3];	  /* MTM{0,1,2} */
+	unsigned long long mtp[3];	  /* MTP{0,1,2} */
+#endif
+} __aligned(8);
+
 struct task_struct;
 
 extern int ptrace_getregs(struct task_struct *child, __s64 __user *data);
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
index 4d58d8468705..b26f7e317279 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -22,16 +22,12 @@
 #define DSP_CONTROL	77
 #define ACX		78
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
 /*
  * This struct defines the way the registers are stored on the stack during a
  * system call/exception. As usual the registers k0/k1 aren't being saved.
  */
 struct pt_regs {
-#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
-	/* Pad bytes for argument save space on the stack. */
-	unsigned long pad0[6];
-#endif
-
 	/* Saved main processor registers. */
 	unsigned long regs[32];
 
@@ -39,20 +35,11 @@ struct pt_regs {
 	unsigned long cp0_status;
 	unsigned long hi;
 	unsigned long lo;
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_HAS_SMARTMIPS
-	unsigned long acx;
-#endif
 	unsigned long cp0_badvaddr;
 	unsigned long cp0_cause;
 	unsigned long cp0_epc;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC
-	unsigned long cp0_tcstatus;
-#endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC */
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON
-	unsigned long long mpl[3];	  /* MTM{0,1,2} */
-	unsigned long long mtp[3];	  /* MTP{0,1,2} */
-#endif
 } __attribute__ ((aligned (8)));
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 /* Arbitrarily choose the same ptrace numbers as used by the Sparc code. */
 #define PTRACE_GETREGS		12