diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/isa-timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/isa-timer.c
index 7020f1a3feca4291a6367e5d2500286362d07395..3c7367be5459f5d3d38a10356ea8fde02090b0cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/isa-timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/isa-timer.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/timex.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/mach/time.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
diff --git a/arch/mips/cobalt/time.c b/arch/mips/cobalt/time.c
index 0162f9edc693c57bcf35c614be66289eb3db7f90..3bff3b820baf96d10935c7de299b8a58f02ecbc6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cobalt/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cobalt/time.c
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
 #include <asm/gt64120.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 
 #define GT641XX_BASE_CLOCK	50000000	/* 50MHz */
diff --git a/arch/mips/jazz/irq.c b/arch/mips/jazz/irq.c
index 260df47509494e06a6747f18891ab0ce75278fa2..ca9bd206914257e2479e9b750653f05790ad887d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jazz/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jazz/irq.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 1994 - 2001, 2003, 07 Ralf Baechle
  */
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq_cpu.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/i8259.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/jazz.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
index 391221b6a6aaf4d6d8b523f61a7b6f48faf0ea5e..82b5a9f037e7249a92cb7c29698eef96c1b47669 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  *
  */
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 
 #include <asm/delay.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
index 1620b83cd13eea594b091cc1f19dc655a0eb2e8d..f8ee945ee411f24717640a440c69c7df550b1734 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel_stat.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/mipsmtregs.h>
 #include <asm/hardirq.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
index 1a94c989418843e22267110bab6e43e6d1d2c937..6071924493353c96c3c69560f90ab2488d49c617 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2003, 06 Ralf Baechle (ralf@linux-mips.org)
  */
 #include <linux/bcd.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/sni/time.c b/arch/mips/sni/time.c
index 0904d4d30cb338d1bdd4beaaf136472b488f4657..ec0be14996a41cc20dc4ba1e489a61edbdf5acf2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sni/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sni/time.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/sni.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm-generic/rtc.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index b961af86bfea214d273a392b69cf0e359e2a3a83..f3c37841bb337780bad6c51edf9259b8f702eac1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/timex.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/dmar.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/mpspec.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/i8259.h>
 #include <asm/proto.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index 965a7666c283a5180e29f5c40e9de28097b2c8c1..a30740e6890efe63997680665b7bdf56fa97fbf7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/olpc.h>
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #include <asm/reboot.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 6781765b3a0df0317fc67a0051fb459aa3c15d01..85b8a8a76c21eca47539e06a69be4a77877a429f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/sysdev.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/hpet.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
 #include <asm/fixmap.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
 
 #define HPET_MASK			CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(32)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
index fb66dc9e36cba31bb190a0a47fb120eaf4cc863e..323555050f8998a384b24a3f350f0774bb63ea1f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/timex.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
index 00cbb272627ff8d9ef2fb7f963c613969cc3710a..5a64d057be57a1e109d8e7ec612feda88c4bbade 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/mca.h>
 
 #include <asm/vsyscall.h>
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
 #include <asm/i8259.h>
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/timer.h>
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
diff --git a/drivers/block/hd.c b/drivers/block/hd.c
index 007c630904c125a5e61fa3cd23b36669c0582d6b..b52c9ca146fcbb6348e4d7a30a37ac9c1591bf2c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/hd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/hd.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ else \
 
 #if (HD_DELAY > 0)
 
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 
 unsigned long last_req;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c b/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
index 225c1761b372af9d725dea2d8b42e257311b23b3..33735ebd2dccc81cc7474cb013340506aff4e17d 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/timex.h>
 
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 
 /*
  * Since the PIT overflows every tick, its not very useful
diff --git a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
index 5b8f59d6c3e839cb5e0c76db7d9f080d473995ee..c351aa421f8f7b79c41ac8d6f581de6f8f3c6571 100644
--- a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void gameport_disconnect_port(struct gameport *gameport);
 
 #if defined(__i386__)
 
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 
 #define DELTA(x,y)      ((y)-(x)+((y)<(x)?1193182/HZ:0))
 #define GET_TIME(x)     do { x = get_time_pit(); } while (0)
diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/analog.c b/drivers/input/joystick/analog.c
index 4afe0a3b4884559fbd8300ee0d7e042e674c204b..9882971827e6325bd7a424ef83b13b5679cec8d1 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/analog.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/analog.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct analog_port {
 
 #ifdef __i386__
 
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 
 #define GET_TIME(x)	do { if (cpu_has_tsc) rdtscl(x); else x = get_time_pit(); } while (0)
 #define DELTA(x,y)	(cpu_has_tsc ? ((y) - (x)) : ((x) - (y) + ((x) < (y) ? CLOCK_TICK_RATE / HZ : 0)))
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/pcspkr.c b/drivers/input/misc/pcspkr.c
index f080dd31499bbe21ed509b46559ad2219546a5a4..2aa9d9020179685fb8de8868265bf891355ce1c8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/pcspkr.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/pcspkr.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("platform:pcspkr");
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MIPS) || defined(CONFIG_X86)
 /* Use the global PIT lock ! */
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #else
 #include <asm/8253pit.h>
 static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/i8253.h b/include/linux/i8253.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d2cba88f75d6326ba15f34d40ae38dc3c50a18e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/i8253.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ */
+#ifndef __LINUX_I8253_H
+#define __LINUX_I8253_H
+
+#include <asm/i8253.h>
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_I8253_H */
diff --git a/sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp.h b/sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp.h
index 4ff6c8cc5077e9fb35d092984986154c31984b54..6757c304ee461fd6713d19c654e6e71f5a2b8683 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp.h
+++ b/sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/timex.h>
 #if defined(CONFIG_MIPS) || defined(CONFIG_X86)
 /* Use the global PIT lock ! */
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #else
 #include <asm/8253pit.h>
 static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);