diff --git a/include/linux/signal.h b/include/linux/signal.h
index ab9272cc270c..fcd2b14b1932 100644
--- a/include/linux/signal.h
+++ b/include/linux/signal.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
+/* for sysctl */
+extern int print_fatal_signals;
 /*
  * Real Time signals may be queued.
  */
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 72c3b1e80d7b..a8fd10a9a501 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
+#include <linux/signal.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL)
 
 /* External variables not in a header file. */
-extern int print_fatal_signals;
 extern int sysctl_overcommit_memory;
 extern int sysctl_overcommit_ratio;
 extern int sysctl_panic_on_oom;