diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
index 60ec9114e28f..1d1157edcf40 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_IF_ETHER_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/libc-compat.h>
 
 /*
  *	IEEE 802.3 Ethernet magic constants.  The frame sizes omit the preamble
@@ -151,6 +150,11 @@
  *	This is an Ethernet frame header.
  */
 
+/* allow libcs like musl to deactivate this, glibc does not implement this. */
+#ifndef __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR
+#define __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR		1
+#endif
+
 #if __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR
 struct ethhdr {
 	unsigned char	h_dest[ETH_ALEN];	/* destination eth addr	*/
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/libc-compat.h b/include/uapi/linux/libc-compat.h
index fc29efaa918c..8254c937c9f4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/libc-compat.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/libc-compat.h
@@ -264,10 +264,4 @@
 
 #endif /* __GLIBC__ */
 
-/* Definitions for if_ether.h */
-/* allow libcs like musl to deactivate this, glibc does not implement this. */
-#ifndef __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR
-#define __UAPI_DEF_ETHHDR		1
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _UAPI_LIBC_COMPAT_H */