diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index 6844c1213df8..47402b8b3990 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/moduleloader.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#include "core.h"
 #include "patch.h"
 #include "transition.h"
 
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.h b/kernel/livepatch/core.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c74f24c47837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _LIVEPATCH_CORE_H
+#define _LIVEPATCH_CORE_H
+
+extern struct mutex klp_mutex;
+
+#endif /* _LIVEPATCH_CORE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
index 0ab7abd53b0b..2de09e0c4e5c 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/stacktrace.h>
+#include "core.h"
 #include "patch.h"
 #include "transition.h"
 #include "../sched/sched.h"
@@ -28,8 +29,6 @@
 #define MAX_STACK_ENTRIES  100
 #define STACK_ERR_BUF_SIZE 128
 
-extern struct mutex klp_mutex;
-
 struct klp_patch *klp_transition_patch;
 
 static int klp_target_state = KLP_UNDEFINED;