diff --git a/include/xen/privcmd.h b/include/xen/privcmd.h
index b42cdfd92fee..17857fb4d550 100644
--- a/include/xen/privcmd.h
+++ b/include/xen/privcmd.h
@@ -34,13 +34,10 @@
 #define __LINUX_PUBLIC_PRIVCMD_H__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 
 typedef unsigned long xen_pfn_t;
 
-#ifndef __user
-#define __user
-#endif
-
 struct privcmd_hypercall {
 	__u64 op;
 	__u64 arg[5];