diff --git a/include/linux/serial.h b/include/linux/serial.h
index 1ea8d9265bf6..9136cc5608c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial.h
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_SERIAL_H
 #define _LINUX_SERIAL_H
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <linux/types.h>
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
 /*