diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 9b82c4532893..89788dead96a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h>
 
 #include <drm/drmP.h>
+#include "i915_params.h"
 #include "i915_reg.h"
 #include "intel_bios.h"
 #include "intel_ringbuffer.h"
@@ -2670,44 +2671,7 @@ extern int i915_max_ioctl;
 extern int i915_suspend_switcheroo(struct drm_device *dev, pm_message_t state);
 extern int i915_resume_switcheroo(struct drm_device *dev);
 
-/* i915_params.c */
-struct i915_params {
-	int modeset;
-	int panel_ignore_lid;
-	int semaphores;
-	int lvds_channel_mode;
-	int panel_use_ssc;
-	int vbt_sdvo_panel_type;
-	int enable_rc6;
-	int enable_dc;
-	int enable_fbc;
-	int enable_ppgtt;
-	int enable_execlists;
-	int enable_psr;
-	unsigned int preliminary_hw_support;
-	int disable_power_well;
-	int enable_ips;
-	int invert_brightness;
-	int enable_cmd_parser;
-	/* leave bools at the end to not create holes */
-	bool enable_hangcheck;
-	bool fastboot;
-	bool prefault_disable;
-	bool load_detect_test;
-	bool reset;
-	bool disable_display;
-	bool disable_vtd_wa;
-	bool enable_guc_submission;
-	int guc_log_level;
-	int use_mmio_flip;
-	int mmio_debug;
-	bool verbose_state_checks;
-	bool nuclear_pageflip;
-	int edp_vswing;
-};
-extern struct i915_params i915 __read_mostly;
-
-				/* i915_dma.c */
+/* i915_dma.c */
 extern int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *, unsigned long flags);
 extern int i915_driver_unload(struct drm_device *);
 extern int i915_driver_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
index 835d6099c769..8d90c256520a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  * IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include "i915_params.h"
 #include "i915_drv.h"
 
 struct i915_params i915 __read_mostly = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..353951c13049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2015 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _I915_PARAMS_H_
+#define _I915_PARAMS_H_
+
+#include <linux/cache.h> /* for __read_mostly */
+
+struct i915_params {
+	int modeset;
+	int panel_ignore_lid;
+	int semaphores;
+	int lvds_channel_mode;
+	int panel_use_ssc;
+	int vbt_sdvo_panel_type;
+	int enable_rc6;
+	int enable_dc;
+	int enable_fbc;
+	int enable_ppgtt;
+	int enable_execlists;
+	int enable_psr;
+	unsigned int preliminary_hw_support;
+	int disable_power_well;
+	int enable_ips;
+	int invert_brightness;
+	int enable_cmd_parser;
+	/* leave bools at the end to not create holes */
+	bool enable_hangcheck;
+	bool fastboot;
+	bool prefault_disable;
+	bool load_detect_test;
+	bool reset;
+	bool disable_display;
+	bool disable_vtd_wa;
+	bool enable_guc_submission;
+	int guc_log_level;
+	int use_mmio_flip;
+	int mmio_debug;
+	bool verbose_state_checks;
+	bool nuclear_pageflip;
+	int edp_vswing;
+};
+
+extern struct i915_params i915 __read_mostly;
+
+#endif
+