diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
index f37f2d8a2989..bda3c27f0da0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _ASM_X86_MWAIT_H
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/idle.h>
 
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 7780efa635b9..6395e0cd7dd6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/prctl.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/idle.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
index ab264d393233..e53fb861beb0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/idle.h>
 #include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/idle.h b/include/linux/sched/idle.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3cf79b86986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/sched/idle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_SCHED_IDLE_H
+#define _LINUX_SCHED_IDLE_H
+
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_SCHED_IDLE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/topology.h b/include/linux/sched/topology.h
index 4f1159f76f92..184b56b8aa64 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/topology.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/topology.h
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
+#include <linux/sched/idle.h>
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_SCHED_TOPOLOGY_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 6a4bae0a649d..ac6d5176463d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Generic entry point for the idle threads
  */
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/idle.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/cpuhotplug.h>
diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index 77fcdb9f2775..a817769b53c0 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/idle.h>
 #include <linux/hypervisor.h>
 
 #include "smpboot.h"