diff --git a/include/linux/oom.h b/include/linux/oom.h
index 3ae6d94d0540..1a8e407a1a53 100644
--- a/include/linux/oom.h
+++ b/include/linux/oom.h
@@ -44,5 +44,10 @@ static inline void oom_killer_enable(void)
 {
 	oom_killer_disabled = false;
 }
+
+/* sysctls */
+extern int sysctl_oom_dump_tasks;
+extern int sysctl_oom_kill_allocating_task;
+extern int sysctl_panic_on_oom;
 #endif /* __KERNEL__*/
 #endif /* _INCLUDE_LINUX_OOM_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 6d850bf0a517..6b005e4912b5 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/kprobes.h>
 #include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
+#include <linux/oom.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -85,9 +86,6 @@
 /* External variables not in a header file. */
 extern int sysctl_overcommit_memory;
 extern int sysctl_overcommit_ratio;
-extern int sysctl_panic_on_oom;
-extern int sysctl_oom_kill_allocating_task;
-extern int sysctl_oom_dump_tasks;
 extern int max_threads;
 extern int core_uses_pid;
 extern int suid_dumpable;