diff --git a/include/linux/ratelimit.h b/include/linux/ratelimit.h
index 8f69d09a41a5..03ff67b0cdf5 100644
--- a/include/linux/ratelimit.h
+++ b/include/linux/ratelimit.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ static inline void ratelimit_state_init(struct ratelimit_state *rs,
 	rs->begin = 0;
 }
 
+extern struct ratelimit_state printk_ratelimit_state;
+
 extern int ___ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs, const char *func);
 #define __ratelimit(state) ___ratelimit(state, __func__)
 
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 694b140852c2..48d9d689498f 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ extern int no_unaligned_warning;
 extern int unaligned_dump_stack;
 #endif
 
-extern struct ratelimit_state printk_ratelimit_state;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
 static int proc_do_cad_pid(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);