diff --git a/include/trace/trace_event_types.h b/include/trace/trace_event_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..33c8ed5ccb6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/trace/trace_event_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* trace/<type>_event_types.h here */
+
+#include <trace/sched_event_types.h>
+#include <trace/irq_event_types.h>
diff --git a/include/trace/trace_events.h b/include/trace/trace_events.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea2ef2051762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/trace/trace_events.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* trace/<type>.h here */
+
+#include <trace/sched.h>
+#include <trace/irq.h>
diff --git a/kernel/trace/events.c b/kernel/trace/events.c
index 3c75623893cc..46e27ad2487e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/events.c
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 /*
  * This is the place to register all trace points as events.
- * Include the trace/<type>.h at the top.
- * Include the trace/<type>_event_types.h at the bottom.
  */
 
-/* trace/<type>.h here */
-#include <trace/sched.h>
-#include <trace/irq.h>
+#include <trace/trace_events.h>
 
 #include "trace_events.h"
 
-/* trace/<type>_event_types.h here */
-#include <trace/sched_event_types.h>
-#include <trace/irq_event_types.h>
+#include <trace/trace_event_types.h>