diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative-asm.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative-asm.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 919a67855b63..000000000000
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative-asm.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_ASM_H
-#define __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_ASM_H
-
-#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
-
-.macro altinstruction_entry orig_offset alt_offset feature orig_len alt_len
-	.word \orig_offset - .
-	.word \alt_offset - .
-	.hword \feature
-	.byte \orig_len
-	.byte \alt_len
-.endm
-
-.macro alternative_insn insn1 insn2 cap
-661:	\insn1
-662:	.pushsection .altinstructions, "a"
-	altinstruction_entry 661b, 663f, \cap, 662b-661b, 664f-663f
-	.popsection
-	.pushsection .altinstr_replacement, "ax"
-663:	\insn2
-664:	.popsection
-	.if ((664b-663b) != (662b-661b))
-		.error "Alternatives instruction length mismatch"
-	.endif
-.endm
-
-#endif  /*  __ASSEMBLY__  */
-
-#endif /* __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_ASM_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h
index d261f01e2bae..265b13ea02ee 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_H
 #define __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_H
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
@@ -41,4 +43,29 @@ void free_alternatives_memory(void);
 	"	.error \"Alternatives instruction length mismatch\"\n\t"\
 	".endif\n"
 
+#else
+
+.macro altinstruction_entry orig_offset alt_offset feature orig_len alt_len
+	.word \orig_offset - .
+	.word \alt_offset - .
+	.hword \feature
+	.byte \orig_len
+	.byte \alt_len
+.endm
+
+.macro alternative_insn insn1 insn2 cap
+661:	\insn1
+662:	.pushsection .altinstructions, "a"
+	altinstruction_entry 661b, 663f, \cap, 662b-661b, 664f-663f
+	.popsection
+	.pushsection .altinstr_replacement, "ax"
+663:	\insn2
+664:	.popsection
+	.if ((664b-663b) != (662b-661b))
+		.error "Alternatives instruction length mismatch"
+	.endif
+.endm
+
+#endif  /*  __ASSEMBLY__  */
+
 #endif /* __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index 9fe1a85c2027..d369ccff67e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
-#include <asm/alternative-asm.h>
+#include <asm/alternative.h>
 #include <asm/assembler.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
index f563e9af0d01..bdeb5d38c2dd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/assembler.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
-#include <asm/alternative-asm.h>
+#include <asm/alternative.h>
 
 #include "proc-macros.S"