diff --git a/include/asm-generic/current.h b/include/asm-generic/current.h
index 3a2e224b9fa0..9c2aeecbd05a 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/current.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/current.h
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_GENERIC_CURRENT_H
 #define __ASM_GENERIC_CURRENT_H
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 
 #define get_current() (current_thread_info()->task)
 #define current get_current()
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_CURRENT_H */