diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
index e1bb663ebbd5..f9e137cc831f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/kvm_host.h>
 #include "regs.h"
-#include "x86.h"
 #include "cpuid.h"
 
 extern bool __read_mostly enable_mmio_caching;
@@ -300,6 +299,11 @@ static inline void kvm_update_page_stats(struct kvm *kvm, int level, int count)
 	atomic64_add(count, &kvm->stat.pages[level - 1]);
 }
 
+static inline bool mmu_is_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return vcpu->arch.mmu == &vcpu->arch.guest_mmu;
+}
+
 static inline gpa_t kvm_translate_gpa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				      struct kvm_mmu *mmu,
 				      gpa_t gpa, u64 access,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
index 77c73956ee23..a0e68eaf1f80 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <asm/fpu/xstate.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/pvclock.h>
+#include "mmu.h"
 #include "regs.h"
 #include "kvm_emulate.h"
 #include "cpuid.h"
@@ -210,11 +211,6 @@ static inline bool x86_exception_has_error_code(unsigned int vector)
 	return (1U << vector) & exception_has_error_code;
 }
 
-static inline bool mmu_is_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	return vcpu->arch.mmu == &vcpu->arch.guest_mmu;
-}
-
 static inline u8 vcpu_virt_addr_bits(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	return kvm_is_cr4_bit_set(vcpu, X86_CR4_LA57) ? 57 : 48;