diff --git a/include/linux/rwlock.h b/include/linux/rwlock.h
index 8f416c5e929e..c0ef596f340b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwlock.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_RWLOCK_H
 #define __LINUX_RWLOCK_H
 
-#ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_H
+#ifndef __LINUX_INSIDE_SPINLOCK_H
 # error "please don't include this file directly"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock.h b/include/linux/spinlock.h
index 5c0c5174155d..1341f7d62da4 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_H
 #define __LINUX_SPINLOCK_H
+#define __LINUX_INSIDE_SPINLOCK_H
 
 /*
  * include/linux/spinlock.h - generic spinlock/rwlock declarations
@@ -492,4 +493,5 @@ int __alloc_bucket_spinlocks(spinlock_t **locks, unsigned int *lock_mask,
 
 void free_bucket_spinlocks(spinlock_t *locks);
 
+#undef __LINUX_INSIDE_SPINLOCK_H
 #endif /* __LINUX_SPINLOCK_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h b/include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h
index 51fa0dab68c4..89eb6f4c659c 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_API_SMP_H
 #define __LINUX_SPINLOCK_API_SMP_H
 
-#ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_H
+#ifndef __LINUX_INSIDE_SPINLOCK_H
 # error "please don't include this file directly"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock_api_up.h b/include/linux/spinlock_api_up.h
index b8ba00ccccde..819aeba1c87e 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock_api_up.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock_api_up.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_API_UP_H
 #define __LINUX_SPINLOCK_API_UP_H
 
-#ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_H
+#ifndef __LINUX_INSIDE_SPINLOCK_H
 # error "please don't include this file directly"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock_rt.h b/include/linux/spinlock_rt.h
index 835aedaf68ac..61c49b16f69a 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock_rt.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock_rt.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_RT_H
 #define __LINUX_SPINLOCK_RT_H
 
-#ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_H
+#ifndef __LINUX_INSIDE_SPINLOCK_H
 #error Do not include directly. Use spinlock.h
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock_up.h b/include/linux/spinlock_up.h
index 16521074b6f7..c87204247592 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock_up.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock_up.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_UP_H
 #define __LINUX_SPINLOCK_UP_H
 
-#ifndef __LINUX_SPINLOCK_H
+#ifndef __LINUX_INSIDE_SPINLOCK_H
 # error "please don't include this file directly"
 #endif