diff --git a/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/setup.h b/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/setup.h
index e48285e4af96..7e3952d6221c 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/setup.h
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_SETUP_H
 #define _ASM_SETUP_H
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#else
+#define __init
+#endif
+
 #include <asm-generic/setup.h>
 
 extern char external_cmdline_buffer;