diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index c2f57cedcd6f..d4a413ea48ce 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 2bf549757ce7..07a7fe9ac5be 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * formats.
  */
 
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/fdtable.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index f50a35d54a61..11dd6cc7de58 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2993,44 +2993,6 @@ static inline void i_readcount_inc(struct inode *inode)
 #endif
 extern int do_pipe_flags(int *, int);
 
-/* This is a list of *what* is being read, not *how* nor *where*. */
-#define __kernel_read_file_id(id) \
-	id(UNKNOWN, unknown)		\
-	id(FIRMWARE, firmware)		\
-	id(MODULE, kernel-module)		\
-	id(KEXEC_IMAGE, kexec-image)		\
-	id(KEXEC_INITRAMFS, kexec-initramfs)	\
-	id(POLICY, security-policy)		\
-	id(X509_CERTIFICATE, x509-certificate)	\
-	id(MAX_ID, )
-
-#define __fid_enumify(ENUM, dummy) READING_ ## ENUM,
-#define __fid_stringify(dummy, str) #str,
-
-enum kernel_read_file_id {
-	__kernel_read_file_id(__fid_enumify)
-};
-
-static const char * const kernel_read_file_str[] = {
-	__kernel_read_file_id(__fid_stringify)
-};
-
-static inline const char *kernel_read_file_id_str(enum kernel_read_file_id id)
-{
-	if ((unsigned)id >= READING_MAX_ID)
-		return kernel_read_file_str[READING_UNKNOWN];
-
-	return kernel_read_file_str[id];
-}
-
-extern int kernel_read_file(struct file *, void **, loff_t *, loff_t,
-			    enum kernel_read_file_id);
-extern int kernel_read_file_from_path(const char *, void **, loff_t *, loff_t,
-				      enum kernel_read_file_id);
-extern int kernel_read_file_from_path_initns(const char *, void **, loff_t *, loff_t,
-					     enum kernel_read_file_id);
-extern int kernel_read_file_from_fd(int, void **, loff_t *, loff_t,
-				    enum kernel_read_file_id);
 extern ssize_t kernel_read(struct file *, void *, size_t, loff_t *);
 extern ssize_t kernel_write(struct file *, const void *, size_t, loff_t *);
 extern ssize_t __kernel_write(struct file *, const void *, size_t, loff_t *);
diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
index 9164e1534ec9..148636bfcc8f 100644
--- a/include/linux/ima.h
+++ b/include/linux/ima.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_IMA_H
 #define _LINUX_IMA_H
 
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel_read_file.h b/include/linux/kernel_read_file.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..78cf3d7dc835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/kernel_read_file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _LINUX_KERNEL_READ_FILE_H
+#define _LINUX_KERNEL_READ_FILE_H
+
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/* This is a list of *what* is being read, not *how* nor *where*. */
+#define __kernel_read_file_id(id) \
+	id(UNKNOWN, unknown)		\
+	id(FIRMWARE, firmware)		\
+	id(MODULE, kernel-module)		\
+	id(KEXEC_IMAGE, kexec-image)		\
+	id(KEXEC_INITRAMFS, kexec-initramfs)	\
+	id(POLICY, security-policy)		\
+	id(X509_CERTIFICATE, x509-certificate)	\
+	id(MAX_ID, )
+
+#define __fid_enumify(ENUM, dummy) READING_ ## ENUM,
+#define __fid_stringify(dummy, str) #str,
+
+enum kernel_read_file_id {
+	__kernel_read_file_id(__fid_enumify)
+};
+
+static const char * const kernel_read_file_str[] = {
+	__kernel_read_file_id(__fid_stringify)
+};
+
+static inline const char *kernel_read_file_id_str(enum kernel_read_file_id id)
+{
+	if ((unsigned int)id >= READING_MAX_ID)
+		return kernel_read_file_str[READING_UNKNOWN];
+
+	return kernel_read_file_str[id];
+}
+
+int kernel_read_file(struct file *file,
+		     void **buf, loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
+		     enum kernel_read_file_id id);
+int kernel_read_file_from_path(const char *path,
+			       void **buf, loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
+			       enum kernel_read_file_id id);
+int kernel_read_file_from_path_initns(const char *path,
+				      void **buf, loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
+				      enum kernel_read_file_id id);
+int kernel_read_file_from_fd(int fd,
+			     void **buf, loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
+			     enum kernel_read_file_id id);
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_KERNEL_READ_FILE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 0a0a03b36a3b..42df0d9b4c37 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_SECURITY_H
 #define __LINUX_SECURITY_H
 
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/key.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
index 09cc78df53c6..1358069ce9e9 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/elfcore.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include "kexec_internal.h"
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 26105148f4d2..e9765803601b 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
diff --git a/security/integrity/digsig.c b/security/integrity/digsig.c
index ac02b7632353..f8869be45d8f 100644
--- a/security/integrity/digsig.c
+++ b/security/integrity/digsig.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/cred.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/key-type.h>
 #include <linux/digsig.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
index 15a44c5022f7..e13ffece3726 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/fcntl.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index f80ee4ce4669..dab4a13221cf 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/binfmts.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index e493063a3c34..f8390f6081f0 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
diff --git a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
index ee5cb944f4ad..81bc95127f92 100644
--- a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
+++ b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/path.h>
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 0ce3e73edd42..f5920115a325 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
 #include <linux/integrity.h>
 #include <linux/ima.h>
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index efa6108b1ce9..5de45010fb1a 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kd.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
 #include <linux/tracehook.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
