diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h b/arch/blackfin/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
index 8c505170f4d0..2dd8c9c39248 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm-generic/siginfo.h>
 
-#define UID16_SIGINFO_COMPAT_NEEDED
-
 #define si_uid16	_sifields._kill._uid
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_BFIN_SIGINFO_H */