diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index d494001b1226..dbb2832b76fd 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static inline bool gpio_is_valid(int number)
 }
 
 struct device;
+struct gpio;
 struct seq_file;
 struct module;
 struct device_node;
@@ -170,18 +171,6 @@ extern int __gpio_cansleep(unsigned gpio);
 
 extern int __gpio_to_irq(unsigned gpio);
 
-/**
- * struct gpio - a structure describing a GPIO with configuration
- * @gpio:	the GPIO number
- * @flags:	GPIO configuration as specified by GPIOF_*
- * @label:	a literal description string of this GPIO
- */
-struct gpio {
-	unsigned	gpio;
-	unsigned long	flags;
-	const char	*label;
-};
-
 extern int gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio, unsigned long flags, const char *label);
 extern int gpio_request_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num);
 extern void gpio_free_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num);
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio.h b/include/linux/gpio.h
index 17b5a0d80e42..38ac48b7d3a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio.h
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@
 #define GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW	(GPIOF_DIR_OUT | GPIOF_INIT_LOW)
 #define GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH	(GPIOF_DIR_OUT | GPIOF_INIT_HIGH)
 
+/**
+ * struct gpio - a structure describing a GPIO with configuration
+ * @gpio:	the GPIO number
+ * @flags:	GPIO configuration as specified by GPIOF_*
+ * @label:	a literal description string of this GPIO
+ */
+struct gpio {
+	unsigned	gpio;
+	unsigned long	flags;
+	const char	*label;
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_GPIO
 #include <asm/gpio.h>
 
@@ -24,18 +36,8 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 
 struct device;
-struct gpio;
 struct gpio_chip;
 
-/*
- * Some platforms don't support the GPIO programming interface.
- *
- * In case some driver uses it anyway (it should normally have
- * depended on GENERIC_GPIO), these routines help the compiler
- * optimize out much GPIO-related code ... or trigger a runtime
- * warning when something is wrongly called.
- */
-
 static inline bool gpio_is_valid(int number)
 {
 	return false;