diff --git a/include/asm-x86/stackprotector.h b/include/asm-x86/stackprotector.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dcac7a6bdba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-x86/stackprotector.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_STACKPROTECTOR_H
+#define _ASM_STACKPROTECTOR_H 1
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/stackprotector.h b/include/linux/stackprotector.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d3e8bbe602f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/stackprotector.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_STACKPROTECTOR_H
+#define _LINUX_STACKPROTECTOR_H 1
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
+# include <asm/stackprotector.h>
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index f7fb20021d48..a84322ca64a2 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/stackprotector.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>