diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 378482c705c3..89f36b6176b9 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -1992,37 +1992,6 @@ struct btrfs_root {
 	atomic_t qgroup_meta_rsv;
 };
 
-struct btrfs_ioctl_defrag_range_args {
-	/* start of the defrag operation */
-	__u64 start;
-
-	/* number of bytes to defrag, use (u64)-1 to say all */
-	__u64 len;
-
-	/*
-	 * flags for the operation, which can include turning
-	 * on compression for this one defrag
-	 */
-	__u64 flags;
-
-	/*
-	 * any extent bigger than this will be considered
-	 * already defragged.  Use 0 to take the kernel default
-	 * Use 1 to say every single extent must be rewritten
-	 */
-	__u32 extent_thresh;
-
-	/*
-	 * which compression method to use if turning on compression
-	 * for this defrag operation.  If unspecified, zlib will
-	 * be used
-	 */
-	__u32 compress_type;
-
-	/* spare for later */
-	__u32 unused[4];
-};
-
 
 /*
  * inode items have the data typically returned from stat and store other
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
index abae362d4ec7..98aff38a70d3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
@@ -474,9 +474,45 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_clone_range_args {
   __u64 dest_offset;
 };
 
-/* flags for the defrag range ioctl */
+/*
+ * flags definition for the defrag range ioctl
+ *
+ * Used by:
+ * struct btrfs_ioctl_defrag_range_args.flags
+ */
 #define BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_COMPRESS 1
 #define BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_START_IO 2
+struct btrfs_ioctl_defrag_range_args {
+	/* start of the defrag operation */
+	__u64 start;
+
+	/* number of bytes to defrag, use (u64)-1 to say all */
+	__u64 len;
+
+	/*
+	 * flags for the operation, which can include turning
+	 * on compression for this one defrag
+	 */
+	__u64 flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * any extent bigger than this will be considered
+	 * already defragged.  Use 0 to take the kernel default
+	 * Use 1 to say every single extent must be rewritten
+	 */
+	__u32 extent_thresh;
+
+	/*
+	 * which compression method to use if turning on compression
+	 * for this defrag operation.  If unspecified, zlib will
+	 * be used
+	 */
+	__u32 compress_type;
+
+	/* spare for later */
+	__u32 unused[4];
+};
+
 
 #define BTRFS_SAME_DATA_DIFFERS	1
 /* For extent-same ioctl */