diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/spcom.h b/include/uapi/linux/spcom.h
index eb09d72ce21b..cdb229bf6e13 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/spcom.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/spcom.h
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #define _UAPI_SPCOM_H_
 
 #include <linux/types.h>	/* uint32_t, bool */
-#include <linux/bitops.h>	/* BIT() */
+#ifndef BIT
+	#define BIT(x) (1 << x)
+#endif
 
 /**
  * @brief - Secure Processor Communication interface to user space spcomlib.