diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index 03ec2311fb29c9ce4d252e2e9b41b8eea19e8e18..acd583384bd9dffb50a097eae3370caf5704d78c 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-/* Never include this file directly.  Include <linux/compiler.h> instead.  */
+#ifndef __LINUX_COMPILER_H
+#error "Please don't include <linux/compiler-gcc.h> directly, include <linux/compiler.h> instead."
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Common definitions for all gcc versions go here.
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
index a9e2863c2dbf058a97b62ccf18af83bf8a1145c2..2d8c0f48f55e6236a4c25b8510feafb48670ff10 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-/* Never include this file directly.  Include <linux/compiler.h> instead.  */
+#ifndef __LINUX_COMPILER_H
+#error "Please don't include <linux/compiler-gcc3.h> directly, include <linux/compiler.h> instead."
+#endif
 
 /* These definitions are for GCC v3.x.  */
 #include <linux/compiler-gcc.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
index 14f7494280f0bda301cc12ebe31b2992fd25e870..ee7ca5de970cb6cfadd4c04f5df4444ed07645a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-/* Never include this file directly.  Include <linux/compiler.h> instead.  */
+#ifndef __LINUX_COMPILER_H
+#error "Please don't include <linux/compiler-gcc4.h> directly, include <linux/compiler.h> instead."
+#endif
 
 /* These definitions are for GCC v4.x.  */
 #include <linux/compiler-gcc.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-intel.h b/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
index b769961e6f2371090a1bfe94b751afc4ab0306b7..d8e636e5607d78c40f75043b7dca312fc3c0748a 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-/* Never include this file directly.  Include <linux/compiler.h> instead.  */
+#ifndef __LINUX_COMPILER_H
+#error "Please don't include <linux/compiler-intel.h> directly, include <linux/compiler.h> instead."
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __ECC