diff --git a/include/linux/kern_levels.h b/include/linux/kern_levels.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..337e56ff5332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/kern_levels.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef __KERN_LEVELS_H__
+#define __KERN_LEVELS_H__
+
+#define KERN_EMERG	"<0>"	/* system is unusable			*/
+#define KERN_ALERT	"<1>"	/* action must be taken immediately	*/
+#define KERN_CRIT	"<2>"	/* critical conditions			*/
+#define KERN_ERR	"<3>"	/* error conditions			*/
+#define KERN_WARNING	"<4>"	/* warning conditions			*/
+#define KERN_NOTICE	"<5>"	/* normal but significant condition	*/
+#define KERN_INFO	"<6>"	/* informational			*/
+#define KERN_DEBUG	"<7>"	/* debug-level messages			*/
+
+/* Use the default kernel loglevel */
+#define KERN_DEFAULT	"<d>"
+/*
+ * Annotation for a "continued" line of log printout (only done after a
+ * line that had no enclosing \n). Only to be used by core/arch code
+ * during early bootup (a continued line is not SMP-safe otherwise).
+ */
+#define KERN_CONT	"<c>"
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 6e12e1f09047..fea2de37b645 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -2,28 +2,11 @@
 #define __KERNEL_PRINTK__
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kern_levels.h>
 
 extern const char linux_banner[];
 extern const char linux_proc_banner[];
 
-#define KERN_EMERG	"<0>"	/* system is unusable			*/
-#define KERN_ALERT	"<1>"	/* action must be taken immediately	*/
-#define KERN_CRIT	"<2>"	/* critical conditions			*/
-#define KERN_ERR	"<3>"	/* error conditions			*/
-#define KERN_WARNING	"<4>"	/* warning conditions			*/
-#define KERN_NOTICE	"<5>"	/* normal but significant condition	*/
-#define KERN_INFO	"<6>"	/* informational			*/
-#define KERN_DEBUG	"<7>"	/* debug-level messages			*/
-
-/* Use the default kernel loglevel */
-#define KERN_DEFAULT	"<d>"
-/*
- * Annotation for a "continued" line of log printout (only done after a
- * line that had no enclosing \n). Only to be used by core/arch code
- * during early bootup (a continued line is not SMP-safe otherwise).
- */
-#define KERN_CONT	"<c>"
-
 static inline int printk_get_level(const char *buffer)
 {
 	if (buffer[0] == '<' && buffer[1] && buffer[2] == '>') {