diff --git a/include/asm-generic/system.h b/include/asm-generic/system.h
index 4b0b9cbbfae5..215efa74f5a2 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/system.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_GENERIC_SYSTEM_H
 #define __ASM_GENERIC_SYSTEM_H
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -139,5 +138,4 @@ unsigned long __xchg(unsigned long x, volatile void *ptr, int size)
 
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
-#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_SYSTEM_H */