diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index be37423e9920..6e77b9177f9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ struct files_struct {
 
 #define files_fdtable(files) (rcu_dereference((files)->fdt))
 
+extern struct kmem_cache *filp_cachep;
+
 extern void FASTCALL(__fput(struct file *));
 extern void FASTCALL(fput(struct file *));
 
diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
index dd9efecff410..f9202d60d769 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ static inline void *kcalloc(size_t n, size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 
 /* System wide caches */
 extern kmem_cache_t	*names_cachep;
-extern kmem_cache_t	*filp_cachep;
 extern kmem_cache_t	*fs_cachep;
 
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */