diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/auth.h b/fs/nfsd/auth.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/nfsd/auth.h
rename to fs/nfsd/auth.h
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index be515c5a8154..4b1ffe3be7e2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/svc.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/nfsd.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/xdr3.h>
+#include "auth.h"
 
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY		NFSDDBG_XDR
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 468f17a78441..8fbd2dc08a92 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/svc.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/svcauth_gss.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/nfsd.h>
+#include "auth.h"
 
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY		NFSDDBG_FH
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
index 7003c313272f..61ad61743d94 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/nfsd/nfsd.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/xdr.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include "auth.h"
 
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY		NFSDDBG_XDR
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/Kbuild b/include/linux/nfsd/Kbuild
index d9c5455808e5..e726fc3a4375 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/Kbuild
+++ b/include/linux/nfsd/Kbuild
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ unifdef-y += stats.h
 unifdef-y += syscall.h
 unifdef-y += nfsfh.h
 unifdef-y += debug.h
-unifdef-y += auth.h
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h b/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
index a51a30f30cee..8caf4c4f64e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/nfsd/debug.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/export.h>
-#include <linux/nfsd/auth.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/stats.h>
 /*
  * nfsd version
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/syscall.h b/include/linux/nfsd/syscall.h
index 8bcddccb6c42..4e439765b705 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/syscall.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfsd/syscall.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/nfsd/const.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/export.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h>
-#include <linux/nfsd/auth.h>
 
 /*
  * Version of the syscall interface