diff --git a/include/linux/ipc.h b/include/linux/ipc.h
index 821b2f260992..6cc2df7f7ac9 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipc.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipc.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/ipc.h>
 #include <linux/refcount.h>
 
-#define IPCMNI 32768  /* <= MAX_INT limit for ipc arrays (including sysctl changes) */
-
 /* used by in-kernel data structures */
 struct kern_ipc_perm {
 	spinlock_t	lock;
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index 89b8ec176fc4..959c10eb9cc1 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/ipc_namespace.h>
 
+#define IPCMNI 32768  /* <= MAX_INT limit for ipc arrays (including sysctl changes) */
 #define SEQ_MULTIPLIER	(IPCMNI)
 
 int sem_init(void);