diff --git a/include/linux/can/Kbuild b/include/linux/can/Kbuild
index c62b7f1728f9..e69de29bb2d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/Kbuild
+++ b/include/linux/can/Kbuild
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-header-y += raw.h
-header-y += bcm.h
-header-y += gw.h
-header-y += error.h
-header-y += netlink.h
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/can/Kbuild b/include/uapi/linux/can/Kbuild
index aafaa5aa54d4..21c91bf25a29 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/can/Kbuild
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/can/Kbuild
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 # UAPI Header export list
+header-y += bcm.h
+header-y += error.h
+header-y += gw.h
+header-y += netlink.h
+header-y += raw.h
diff --git a/include/linux/can/bcm.h b/include/uapi/linux/can/bcm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/can/bcm.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/can/bcm.h
diff --git a/include/linux/can/error.h b/include/uapi/linux/can/error.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/can/error.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/can/error.h
diff --git a/include/linux/can/gw.h b/include/uapi/linux/can/gw.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/can/gw.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/can/gw.h
diff --git a/include/linux/can/netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/can/netlink.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/can/netlink.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/can/netlink.h
diff --git a/include/linux/can/raw.h b/include/uapi/linux/can/raw.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/can/raw.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/can/raw.h