diff --git a/include/linux/thread_info.h b/include/linux/thread_info.h
index c75c6ab364ca..58373875e8ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/thread_info.h
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 #include <linux/restart_block.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
+/*
+ * For CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK kernels we need <asm/current.h> for the
+ * definition of current, but for !CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK kernels,
+ * including <asm/current.h> can cause a circular dependency on some platforms.
+ */
+#include <asm/current.h>
 #define current_thread_info() ((struct thread_info *)current)
 #endif