diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/css_chars.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/css_chars.h
index a06ebc2623fb7e8b2a63b7d54466b0dddd828daf..7e1c917bbba2ace4f6b5785f67db518ba7c2cfc1 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/css_chars.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/css_chars.h
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-
 struct css_general_char {
 	u64 : 12;
 	u32 dynio : 1;	 /* bit 12 */
@@ -35,5 +33,4 @@ struct css_general_char {
 
 extern struct css_general_char css_general_characteristics;
 
-#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif