diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/trapnr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/trapnr.h
index f5d2325aa0b7..8d1154cdf787 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/trapnr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/trapnr.h
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_TRAPNR_H
 #define _ASM_X86_TRAPNR_H
 
+/*
+ * Event type codes used by FRED, Intel VT-x and AMD SVM
+ */
+#define EVENT_TYPE_EXTINT	0	// External interrupt
+#define EVENT_TYPE_RESERVED	1
+#define EVENT_TYPE_NMI		2	// NMI
+#define EVENT_TYPE_HWEXC	3	// Hardware originated traps, exceptions
+#define EVENT_TYPE_SWINT	4	// INT n
+#define EVENT_TYPE_PRIV_SWEXC	5	// INT1
+#define EVENT_TYPE_SWEXC	6	// INTO, INT3
+#define EVENT_TYPE_OTHER	7	// FRED SYSCALL/SYSENTER, VT-x MTF
+
 /* Interrupts/Exceptions */
 
 #define X86_TRAP_DE		 0	/* Divide-by-zero */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
index 0e73616b82f3..4dba17363008 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <uapi/asm/vmx.h>
+#include <asm/trapnr.h>
 #include <asm/vmxfeatures.h>
 
 #define VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(x)	BIT(VMX_FEATURE_##x & 0x1f)
@@ -374,14 +375,14 @@ enum vmcs_field {
 #define VECTORING_INFO_DELIVER_CODE_MASK    	INTR_INFO_DELIVER_CODE_MASK
 #define VECTORING_INFO_VALID_MASK       	INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK
 
-#define INTR_TYPE_EXT_INTR              (0 << 8) /* external interrupt */
-#define INTR_TYPE_RESERVED              (1 << 8) /* reserved */
-#define INTR_TYPE_NMI_INTR		(2 << 8) /* NMI */
-#define INTR_TYPE_HARD_EXCEPTION	(3 << 8) /* processor exception */
-#define INTR_TYPE_SOFT_INTR             (4 << 8) /* software interrupt */
-#define INTR_TYPE_PRIV_SW_EXCEPTION	(5 << 8) /* ICE breakpoint - undocumented */
-#define INTR_TYPE_SOFT_EXCEPTION	(6 << 8) /* software exception */
-#define INTR_TYPE_OTHER_EVENT           (7 << 8) /* other event */
+#define INTR_TYPE_EXT_INTR		(EVENT_TYPE_EXTINT << 8)	/* external interrupt */
+#define INTR_TYPE_RESERVED		(EVENT_TYPE_RESERVED << 8)	/* reserved */
+#define INTR_TYPE_NMI_INTR		(EVENT_TYPE_NMI << 8)		/* NMI */
+#define INTR_TYPE_HARD_EXCEPTION	(EVENT_TYPE_HWEXC << 8)		/* processor exception */
+#define INTR_TYPE_SOFT_INTR		(EVENT_TYPE_SWINT << 8)		/* software interrupt */
+#define INTR_TYPE_PRIV_SW_EXCEPTION	(EVENT_TYPE_PRIV_SWEXC << 8)	/* ICE breakpoint */
+#define INTR_TYPE_SOFT_EXCEPTION	(EVENT_TYPE_SWEXC << 8)		/* software exception */
+#define INTR_TYPE_OTHER_EVENT		(EVENT_TYPE_OTHER << 8)		/* other event */
 
 /* GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO flags. */
 #define GUEST_INTR_STATE_STI		0x00000001