diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
index 9ad5896cfa0e..191e72688481 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
-#include "pinctrl.h"
+#include "pinctrl-state.h"
 
 /* This struct is private to the core and should be regarded as a cookie */
 struct pinctrl;
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/machine.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/machine.h
index 3fd2f9dfc645..fee4349364f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/machine.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/machine.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_PINCTRL_MACHINE_H
 #define __LINUX_PINCTRL_MACHINE_H
 
-#include "pinctrl.h"
+#include "pinctrl-state.h"
 
 enum pinctrl_map_type {
 	PIN_MAP_TYPE_INVALID,
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl-state.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl-state.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3920e28b4da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl-state.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Standard pin control state definitions
+ */
+
+#define PINCTRL_STATE_DEFAULT "default"
+#define PINCTRL_STATE_IDLE "idle"
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
index bbdd7e16bada..e9e94eb52d79 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/radix-tree.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
-
-#define PINCTRL_STATE_DEFAULT "default"
+#include "pinctrl-state.h"
 
 struct pinctrl_dev;
 struct pinmux_ops;