diff --git a/include/linux/uuid.h b/include/linux/uuid.h
index 33b0bdbb613c..d9c4a6cce3c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/uuid.h
+++ b/include/linux/uuid.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_UUID_H_
 
 #include <uapi/linux/uuid.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #define UUID_SIZE 16
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/uuid.h b/include/uapi/linux/uuid.h
index 5c04130bb524..e5a7eecef7c3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/uuid.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/uuid.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_UUID_H_
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/string.h>
 
 typedef struct {
 	__u8 b[16];