diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
index ed87399bb02b..f15c1e56e16f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
@@ -297,6 +297,13 @@ static struct attribute *cpuidle_state_default_attrs[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+struct cpuidle_state_kobj {
+	struct cpuidle_state *state;
+	struct cpuidle_state_usage *state_usage;
+	struct completion kobj_unregister;
+	struct kobject kobj;
+};
+
 #define kobj_to_state_obj(k) container_of(k, struct cpuidle_state_kobj, kobj)
 #define kobj_to_state(k) (kobj_to_state_obj(k)->state)
 #define kobj_to_state_usage(k) (kobj_to_state_obj(k)->state_usage)
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 279b1eaa8b73..7daf0e3b93bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -82,13 +82,6 @@ cpuidle_set_statedata(struct cpuidle_state_usage *st_usage, void *data)
 	st_usage->driver_data = data;
 }
 
-struct cpuidle_state_kobj {
-	struct cpuidle_state *state;
-	struct cpuidle_state_usage *state_usage;
-	struct completion kobj_unregister;
-	struct kobject kobj;
-};
-
 struct cpuidle_device {
 	unsigned int		registered:1;
 	unsigned int		enabled:1;