diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index 72004caad718..7a07f9c6ee78 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/msg_prot.h>
 
 #include <linux/nfsd/debug.h>
-#include <linux/nfsd/stats.h>
 
+#include "stats.h"
 #include "export.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/stats.c b/fs/nfsd/stats.c
index 6d4521feb6e3..cd90878a76aa 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/stats.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/stats.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/stats.h>
-#include <linux/nfsd/stats.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 
 #include "nfsd.h"
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/stats.h b/fs/nfsd/stats.h
similarity index 91%
rename from include/linux/nfsd/stats.h
rename to fs/nfsd/stats.h
index e75b2544ff12..a5c944b771c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/stats.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/stats.h
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * linux/include/linux/nfsd/stats.h
- *
  * Statistics for NFS server.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Olaf Kirch <okir@monad.swb.de>
  */
-#ifndef LINUX_NFSD_STATS_H
-#define LINUX_NFSD_STATS_H
+#ifndef _NFSD_STATS_H
+#define _NFSD_STATS_H
 
 #include <uapi/linux/nfsd/stats.h>
 
@@ -42,4 +40,4 @@ extern struct svc_stat		nfsd_svcstats;
 void	nfsd_stat_init(void);
 void	nfsd_stat_shutdown(void);
 
-#endif /* LINUX_NFSD_STATS_H */
+#endif /* _NFSD_STATS_H */