diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 5c17d39146ea..7f53e022e27e 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "mib.h"
+#include "mptcp_pm_gen.h"
 
 static int pm_nl_pernet_id;
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
index 9f5d422d5ef6..f0a4590506c6 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "mib.h"
+#include "mptcp_pm_gen.h"
 
 void mptcp_free_local_addr_list(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 39fc47e6b88a..7aa47e2dd52b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <net/rstreason.h>
 
-#include "mptcp_pm_gen.h"
-
 #define MPTCP_SUPPORTED_VERSION	1
 
 /* MPTCP option bits */