diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index 8d1e2bbee83a..73a99e4664be 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #ifndef _DRM_H_
 #define _DRM_H_
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__KERNEL__) || defined(__linux__)
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/ioctl.h>