diff --git a/include/linux/kmod.h b/include/linux/kmod.h
index 384ca8bbf1ac..facb27fe7de0 100644
--- a/include/linux/kmod.h
+++ b/include/linux/kmod.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #define KMOD_PATH_LEN 256
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+extern char modprobe_path[]; /* for sysctl */
 /* modprobe exit status on success, -ve on error.  Return value
  * usually useless though. */
 extern int __request_module(bool wait, const char *name, ...) \
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index dd618eb026aa..5e869ffd34aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct notifier_block;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 
+extern int modules_disabled; /* for sysctl */
 /* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls must be symmetric) */
 void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol);
 void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbol);
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index f18aaa7b0d65..44e9492368fd 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ static int min_percpu_pagelist_fract = 8;
 
 static int ngroups_max = NGROUPS_MAX;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-extern char modprobe_path[];
-extern int modules_disabled;
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG
 extern int sg_big_buff;
 #endif