diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
index 225cdb5..39136c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sys_device, device_mce);
 extern void (*threshold_cpu_callback)(unsigned long action, unsigned int cpu);
 
+/*
+ * To support more than 128 would need to escape the predefined
+ * Linux defined extended banks first.
+ */
+#define MAX_NR_BANKS (MCE_EXTENDED_BANK - 1)
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE_INTEL
 void mce_intel_feature_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 #else
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c
index a4a7c68..39f8bb5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@
 
 #define MISC_MCELOG_MINOR 227
 
-/*
- * To support more than 128 would need to escape the predefined
- * Linux defined extended banks first.
- */
-#define MAX_NR_BANKS (MCE_EXTENDED_BANK - 1)
-
 atomic_t mce_entry;
 
 static int mce_dont_init;