diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/media.h b/include/uapi/linux/media.h
index e5d0c5c611b5..9aedb187bc48 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/media.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/media.h
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ struct media_links_enum {
 #define MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_SWRADIO		(MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_BASE + 4)
 #define MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_TOUCH			(MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_BASE + 5)
 
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE			0x00000300
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_PCM_CAPTURE		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE)
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_PCM_PLAYBACK		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 1)
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_CONTROL		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 2)
+
 #if defined(__KERNEL__)
 
 /*
@@ -413,19 +418,19 @@ struct media_v2_topology {
 #define MEDIA_ENT_F_DTV_DECODER			MEDIA_ENT_F_DV_DECODER
 
 /*
- * There is still no ALSA support in the media controller. These
+ * There is still no full ALSA support in the media controller. These
  * defines should not have been added and we leave them here only
  * in case some application tries to use these defines.
+ *
+ * The ALSA defines that are in use have been moved into __KERNEL__
+ * scope. As support gets added to these interface types, they should
+ * be moved into __KERNEL__ scope with the code that uses them.
  */
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE			0x00000300
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_PCM_CAPTURE		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE)
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_PCM_PLAYBACK		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 1)
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_CONTROL		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 2)
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_COMPRESS		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 3)
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_RAWMIDI		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 4)
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_HWDEP			(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 5)
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_SEQUENCER		(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 6)
-#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_TIMER			(MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 7)
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_COMPRESS             (MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 3)
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_RAWMIDI              (MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 4)
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_HWDEP                (MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 5)
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_SEQUENCER            (MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 6)
+#define MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_TIMER                (MEDIA_INTF_T_ALSA_BASE + 7)
 
 /* Obsolete symbol for media_version, no longer used in the kernel */
 #define MEDIA_API_VERSION			((0 << 16) | (1 << 8) | 0)