diff --git a/include/linux/rcuwait.h b/include/linux/rcuwait.h
index 27343424225c..9ad134a04b41 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcuwait.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcuwait.h
@@ -4,18 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
-
-/*
- * rcuwait provides a way of blocking and waking up a single
- * task in an rcu-safe manner.
- *
- * The only time @task is non-nil is when a user is blocked (or
- * checking if it needs to) on a condition, and reset as soon as we
- * know that the condition has succeeded and are awoken.
- */
-struct rcuwait {
-	struct task_struct __rcu *task;
-};
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 #define __RCUWAIT_INITIALIZER(name)		\
 	{ .task = NULL, }
diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
index 2bc8766ba20c..e086e51ed665 100644
--- a/include/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/types.h
@@ -247,5 +247,17 @@ typedef void (*swap_func_t)(void *a, void *b, int size);
 typedef int (*cmp_r_func_t)(const void *a, const void *b, const void *priv);
 typedef int (*cmp_func_t)(const void *a, const void *b);
 
+/*
+ * rcuwait provides a way of blocking and waking up a single
+ * task in an rcu-safe manner.
+ *
+ * The only time @task is non-nil is when a user is blocked (or
+ * checking if it needs to) on a condition, and reset as soon as we
+ * know that the condition has succeeded and are awoken.
+ */
+struct rcuwait {
+	struct task_struct __rcu *task;
+};
+
 #endif /*  __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_TYPES_H */