diff --git a/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h b/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1ee97c713bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef TRACEPOINT_DEFS_H
+#define TRACEPOINT_DEFS_H 1
+
+/*
+ * File can be included directly by headers who only want to access
+ * tracepoint->key to guard out of line trace calls. Otherwise
+ * linux/tracepoint.h should be used.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/static_key.h>
+
+struct tracepoint_func {
+	void *func;
+	void *data;
+	int prio;
+};
+
+struct tracepoint {
+	const char *name;		/* Tracepoint name */
+	struct static_key key;
+	void (*regfunc)(void);
+	void (*unregfunc)(void);
+	struct tracepoint_func __rcu *funcs;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/tracepoint.h b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
index 696a339c592c..f7c732bd5cbd 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracepoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
@@ -17,26 +17,12 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
-#include <linux/static_key.h>
+#include <linux/tracepoint-defs.h>
 
 struct module;
 struct tracepoint;
 struct notifier_block;
 
-struct tracepoint_func {
-	void *func;
-	void *data;
-	int prio;
-};
-
-struct tracepoint {
-	const char *name;		/* Tracepoint name */
-	struct static_key key;
-	void (*regfunc)(void);
-	void (*unregfunc)(void);
-	struct tracepoint_func __rcu *funcs;
-};
-
 struct trace_enum_map {
 	const char		*system;
 	const char		*enum_string;