diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index 10206a87da19..a03977a96d7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 struct task_struct;
 struct lockdep_map;
 
+/* for sysctl */
+extern int prove_locking;
+extern int lock_stat;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 622029ba5103..8686b0f5fc12 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_MUTEXES
 #include <linux/rtmutex.h>
 #endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) || defined(CONFIG_LOCK_STAT)
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG
 #include <scsi/sg.h>
 #endif
@@ -191,9 +194,6 @@ extern struct ctl_table epoll_table[];
 int sysctl_legacy_va_layout;
 #endif
 
-extern int prove_locking;
-extern int lock_stat;
-
 /* The default sysctl tables: */
 
 static struct ctl_table root_table[] = {