diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
index dbda706fdd14..0fc4997fb143 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 
 #include "mach_traps.h"
 
+int unknown_nmi_panic;
+int nmi_watchdog_enabled;
+
 /* perfctr_nmi_owner tracks the ownership of the perfctr registers:
  * evtsel_nmi_owner tracks the ownership of the event selection
  * - different performance counters/ event selection may be reserved for
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
index a13037fe0ee3..6820b8d643c7 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 
 #include "mach_traps.h"
 
+int panic_on_unrecovered_nmi;
+
 asmlinkage int system_call(void);
 
 struct desc_struct default_ldt[] = { { 0, 0 }, { 0, 0 }, { 0, 0 },
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
index 4d6fb047952e..7af9cb3e2d99 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/intel_arch_perfmon.h>
 
+int unknown_nmi_panic;
+int nmi_watchdog_enabled;
+int panic_on_unrecovered_nmi;
+
 /* perfctr_nmi_owner tracks the ownership of the perfctr registers:
  * evtsel_nmi_owner tracks the ownership of the event selection
  * - different performance counters/ event selection may be reserved for
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/nmi.h b/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
index 303bcd4592bb..269d315719ca 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
@@ -36,4 +36,10 @@ extern unsigned int nmi_watchdog;
 #define NMI_LOCAL_APIC	2
 #define NMI_INVALID	3
 
+struct ctl_table;
+struct file;
+extern int proc_nmi_enabled(struct ctl_table *, int , struct file *,
+			void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+extern int unknown_nmi_panic;
+
 #endif /* ASM_NMI_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h b/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
index cbf2669bca71..f367d4014b42 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
@@ -70,4 +70,11 @@ extern unsigned int nmi_watchdog;
 #define NMI_LOCAL_APIC	2
 #define NMI_INVALID	3
 
+struct ctl_table;
+struct file;
+extern int proc_nmi_enabled(struct ctl_table *, int , struct file *,
+			void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+
+extern int unknown_nmi_panic;
+
 #endif /* ASM_NMI_H */
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 6ceb664fb52a..525e365f7239 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/debug_locks.h>
 
 int panic_on_oops;
-int panic_on_unrecovered_nmi;
 int tainted;
 static int pause_on_oops;
 static int pause_on_oops_flag;
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 9535a3839930..c57c4532e296 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 extern int proc_nr_files(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
                      void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+#include <asm/nmi.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL)
 
 /* External variables not in a header file. */
@@ -74,13 +78,6 @@ extern int sysctl_drop_caches;
 extern int percpu_pagelist_fraction;
 extern int compat_log;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) && defined(CONFIG_X86)
-int unknown_nmi_panic;
-int nmi_watchdog_enabled;
-extern int proc_nmi_enabled(struct ctl_table *, int , struct file *,
-			void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-#endif
-
 /* this is needed for the proc_dointvec_minmax for [fs_]overflow UID and GID */
 static int maxolduid = 65535;
 static int minolduid;