diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 14e562887307..63cd53067cc3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_gem.h>
 #include <drm/drm_auth.h>
 #include <drm/drm_cache.h>
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
 
 #include "i915_params.h"
 #include "i915_reg.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.h
index e20e6a36a748..bb6e8d949ebb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #ifndef _INTEL_DISPLAY_H_
 #define _INTEL_DISPLAY_H_
 
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
+
 enum i915_gpio {
 	GPIOA,
 	GPIOB,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 3f6920dd7880..c06ec8078313 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef _INTEL_RINGBUFFER_H_
 #define _INTEL_RINGBUFFER_H_
 
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
+
 #include <linux/hashtable.h>
 #include <linux/seqlock.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
index dc7454e7f19a..fff89cb4a792 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <drm/drm_edid.h>
 #include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
 #include <drm/drm_dp_helper.h>
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
+
 #include "nouveau_crtc.h"
 #include "nouveau_encoder.h"
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index f7a19c2a7a80..05350424a4d3 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -110,7 +110,4 @@ static inline bool drm_can_sleep(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
-/* helper for handling conditionals in various for_each macros */
-#define for_each_if(condition) if (!(condition)) {} else
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
index da9d95a19580..07b4cb1c9603 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define DRM_ATOMIC_H_
 
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
 
 /**
  * struct drm_crtc_commit - track modeset commits on a CRTC
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
index f4c7ed876c97..63e736eeb516 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h>
 #include <drm/drm_modeset_helper.h>
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
 
 struct drm_atomic_state;
 struct drm_private_obj;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index 97ea41dc678f..95be147ee4db 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/hdmi.h>
 #include <drm/drm_mode_object.h>
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
 
 #include <uapi/drm/drm_mode.h>
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_encoder.h b/include/drm/drm_encoder.h
index 4f597c0730b4..9cb01c764fac 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_encoder.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_encoder.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_mode.h>
 #include <drm/drm_mode_object.h>
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
 
 struct drm_encoder;
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_plane.h b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
index 16f5b66684ca..2af3f0a7d2e7 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <drm/drm_mode_object.h>
 #include <drm/drm_color_mgmt.h>
+#include <drm/kernel.h>
 
 struct drm_crtc;
 struct drm_printer;
diff --git a/include/drm/kernel.h b/include/drm/kernel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ea220c0c132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/drm/kernel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Internal Header for the Direct Rendering Manager
+ *
+ * Copyright 2018 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * VA LINUX SYSTEMS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+ * OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DRM_KERNEL_H_
+#define _DRM_KERNEL_H_
+
+/* helper for handling conditionals in various for_each macros */
+#define for_each_if(condition) if (!(condition)) {} else
+
+#endif
