diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative-macros.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative-macros.h
index 703fbf310b79..eba3173a2a2c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative-macros.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative-macros.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #define __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_MACROS_H
 
 #include <asm/cpucaps.h>
-#include <asm/insn.h>
+#include <asm/insn-def.h>
 
 #define ARM64_CB_PATCH ARM64_NCAPS
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/insn-def.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/insn-def.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c075f615c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/insn-def.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#ifndef __ASM_INSN_DEF_H
+#define __ASM_INSN_DEF_H
+
+/* A64 instructions are always 32 bits. */
+#define	AARCH64_INSN_SIZE		4
+
+#endif /* __ASM_INSN_DEF_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/insn.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/insn.h
index 1430b4973039..6b776c8667b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/insn.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/insn.h
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/build_bug.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-#include <asm/alternative.h>
-
-/* A64 instructions are always 32 bits. */
-#define	AARCH64_INSN_SIZE		4
+#include <asm/insn-def.h>
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 /*