diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index bb7c2b086fa4..11684d9e6bd2 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 struct completion;
 
@@ -931,6 +930,7 @@ enum
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 /* For the /proc/sys support */
 struct ctl_table;