diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index e3f06eba9c6e..73fb8a4bcf2a 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ enum audit_nfcfgop {
 extern int __init audit_register_class(int class, unsigned *list);
 extern int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall);
 extern int audit_classify_arch(int arch);
-/* only for compat system calls */
-extern unsigned compat_write_class[];
-extern unsigned compat_read_class[];
-extern unsigned compat_dir_class[];
-extern unsigned compat_chattr_class[];
-extern unsigned compat_signal_class[];
 
 /* audit_names->type values */
 #define	AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN	0	/* we don't know yet */
diff --git a/include/linux/audit_arch.h b/include/linux/audit_arch.h
index 0e34d673ef17..2b8153791e6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit_arch.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit_arch.h
@@ -23,4 +23,11 @@ enum auditsc_class_t {
 
 extern int audit_classify_compat_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall);
 
+/* only for compat system calls */
+extern unsigned compat_write_class[];
+extern unsigned compat_read_class[];
+extern unsigned compat_dir_class[];
+extern unsigned compat_chattr_class[];
+extern unsigned compat_signal_class[];
+
 #endif