diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild
index 095f0a2244f7..1b982641ec35 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
 generic-y += kmap_types.h
 generic-y += kvm_para.h
+generic-y += linkage.h
 generic-y += local.h
 generic-y += local64.h
 generic-y += percpu.h
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/linkage.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/linkage.h
deleted file mode 100644
index bf2128a99d79..000000000000
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/linkage.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * include/asm-xtensa/linkage.h
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
- * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
- * for more details.
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2001 - 2005 Tensilica Inc.
- */
-
-#ifndef _XTENSA_LINKAGE_H
-#define _XTENSA_LINKAGE_H
-
-/* Nothing to do here ... */
-
-#endif	/* _XTENSA_LINKAGE_H */