diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 9d5104d7aba..5a6d718adf3 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_AUDIT_H_
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/audit.h>
 
 struct audit_sig_info {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
index 09a2d94ab11..9f096f1c090 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/elf-em.h>
-#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 
 /* The netlink messages for the audit system is divided into blocks:
  * 1000 - 1099 are for commanding the audit system