diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 973b2b89f86d..c28ed1b1d7c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ print_cfs_rq(struct seq_file *m, int cpu, struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 #define TASK_WAKEKILL		128
 #define TASK_WAKING		256
 
+#define TASK_STATE_TO_CHAR_STR "RSDTtZX"
+
 /* Convenience macros for the sake of set_task_state */
 #define TASK_KILLABLE		(TASK_WAKEKILL | TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE)
 #define TASK_STOPPED		(TASK_WAKEKILL | __TASK_STOPPED)
@@ -2595,8 +2597,6 @@ static inline void mm_init_owner(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *p)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MM_OWNER */
 
-#define TASK_STATE_TO_CHAR_STR "RSDTtZX"
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif