diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
index 5a935d34e2..fba655f3b9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #ifndef	__ASM_GBL_DATA_H
 #define __ASM_GBL_DATA_H
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
@@ -125,4 +127,6 @@ static inline void set_gd(volatile gd_t *gd_ptr)
 #endif
 }
 
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+
 #endif /* __ASM_GBL_DATA_H */