diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
index cb490cd9376f..373afec2ed34 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_IF_ETHER_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/libc-compat.h>
 
 /*
  *	IEEE 802.3 Ethernet magic constants.  The frame sizes omit the preamble
@@ -137,6 +136,11 @@
  *	This is an Ethernet frame header.
  */
 
+/* allow libcs like musl to deactivate this, glibc does not implement this. */
+#ifndef __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR
+#define __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR		1
+#endif
+
 #if __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR
 struct ethhdr {
 	unsigned char	h_dest[ETH_ALEN];	/* destination eth addr	*/
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/libc-compat.h b/include/uapi/linux/libc-compat.h
index 5da44c571cdd..e4f048ee7043 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/libc-compat.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/libc-compat.h
@@ -184,10 +184,4 @@
 
 #endif /* __GLIBC__ */
 
-/* Definitions for if_ether.h */
-/* allow libcs like musl to deactivate this, glibc does not implement this. */
-#ifndef __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR
-#define __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR		1
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _UAPI_LIBC_COMPAT_H */