diff --git a/include/net/pkt_sched.h b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
index 1a6ac924266d..e09ea6917c06 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ static inline void qdisc_run(struct Qdisc *q)
 	}
 }
 
+extern const struct nla_policy rtm_tca_policy[TCA_MAX + 1];
+
 /* Calculate maximal size of packet seen by hard_start_xmit
    routine of this device.
  */
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 435911dc9f16..fdd4af137c9f 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <net/pkt_cls.h>
 
-extern const struct nla_policy rtm_tca_policy[TCA_MAX + 1];
-
 /* The list of all installed classifier types */
 static LIST_HEAD(tcf_proto_base);