diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index d3e081dc4b13..2867ca4ee4ce 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ const char *device_get_devnode(const struct device *dev, umode_t *mode,
 extern struct kset *devices_kset;
 void devices_kset_move_last(struct device *dev);
 
+/* /sys/dev/char directory */
+extern struct kobject *sysfs_dev_char_kobj;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) && defined(CONFIG_SYSFS)
 void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv);
 void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
diff --git a/include/linux/device/class.h b/include/linux/device/class.h
index 1dc7706cb42d..d3960733c0fa 100644
--- a/include/linux/device/class.h
+++ b/include/linux/device/class.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ struct class_dev_iter {
 };
 
 extern struct kobject *sysfs_dev_block_kobj;
-extern struct kobject *sysfs_dev_char_kobj;
 
 int __must_check class_register(struct class *class);
 void class_unregister(struct class *class);