diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/alpha/include/asm/Kbuild
index 0580cb8c84b2..cd6f723aed1b 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ generic-y += compat.h
 generic-y += exec.h
 generic-y += export.h
 generic-y += fb.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += mcs_spinlock.h
 generic-y += mm-arch-hooks.h
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/arc/include/asm/Kbuild
index feed50ce89fa..ba18632aa493 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ generic-y += fb.h
 generic-y += ftrace.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kmap_types.h
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/arm/include/asm/Kbuild
index 1d66db9c9db5..b91d5b32e64f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ generic-y += early_ioremap.h
 generic-y += emergency-restart.h
 generic-y += exec.h
 generic-y += extable.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
 generic-y += local.h
diff --git a/arch/c6x/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/c6x/include/asm/Kbuild
index 33a2c94fed0d..9e14cf6e89b4 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/c6x/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ generic-y += extable.h
 generic-y += fb.h
 generic-y += futex.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += io.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild
index a5d0b2991f47..7d4e06a757c8 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ generic-y += futex.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hash.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/hexagon/include/asm/Kbuild
index 47c4da3d64a4..0be62abf2123 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/hexagon/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ generic-y += fb.h
 generic-y += ftrace.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += iomap.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/ia64/include/asm/Kbuild
index 557bbc8ba9f5..1a1f1e4ba0d5 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 generic-y += compat.h
 generic-y += exec.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += mcs_spinlock.h
 generic-y += mm-arch-hooks.h
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/m68k/include/asm/Kbuild
index a4b8d3331a9e..9903551e0c9c 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ generic-y += exec.h
 generic-y += extable.h
 generic-y += futex.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/Kbuild
index 569ba9e670c1..ec37e6304be5 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ generic-y += exec.h
 generic-y += extable.h
 generic-y += fb.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/mips/include/asm/Kbuild
index 9a81e72119da..005ef04a4c73 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ generic-y += device.h
 generic-y += dma-contiguous.h
 generic-y += emergency-restart.h
 generic-y += export.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += local64.h
 generic-y += mcs_spinlock.h
diff --git a/arch/nds32/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/nds32/include/asm/Kbuild
index dbc4e5422550..1400aaf0c840 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/nds32/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ generic-y += ftrace.h
 generic-y += gpio.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += ioctl.h
 generic-y += ioctls.h
 generic-y += irq.h
diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/nios2/include/asm/Kbuild
index 8fde4fa2c34f..d89de02549ee 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ generic-y += ftrace.h
 generic-y += futex.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/Kbuild
index eb87cd8327c8..296fd55e8473 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ generic-y += fb.h
 generic-y += ftrace.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild
index 2013d639e735..1382d78a2477 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ generic-y += div64.h
 generic-y += emergency-restart.h
 generic-y += exec.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/Kbuild
index 3196d227e351..e3ea67c30605 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 generic-y += div64.h
 generic-y += export.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += local64.h
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/riscv/include/asm/Kbuild
index efdbe311e936..0e67ed69c423 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ generic-y += futex.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hash.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += ioctl.h
 generic-y += ioctls.h
 generic-y += ipcbuf.h
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/s390/include/asm/Kbuild
index e3239772887a..dc618745d427 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ generic-y += div64.h
 generic-y += emergency-restart.h
 generic-y += export.h
 generic-y += fb.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kmap_types.h
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/sh/include/asm/Kbuild
index 6a5609a55965..c006a7cf3a43 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ generic-y += div64.h
 generic-y += dma-mapping.h
 generic-y += emergency-restart.h
 generic-y += exec.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += local.h
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild
index 410b263ef5c8..a5772c2a96c8 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ generic-y += div64.h
 generic-y += emergency-restart.h
 generic-y += exec.h
 generic-y += export.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += linkage.h
diff --git a/arch/um/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/um/include/asm/Kbuild
index b10dde6cb793..032cfe1b530b 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/um/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ generic-y += ftrace.h
 generic-y += futex.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += io.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/unicore32/include/asm/Kbuild
index 1372553dc0a9..32e7dea45fcd 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/unicore32/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ generic-y += ftrace.h
 generic-y += futex.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
 generic-y += hw_irq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
index a0ab9ab61c75..290bd1c3ee2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ generated-y += xen-hypercalls.h
 generic-y += dma-contiguous.h
 generic-y += early_ioremap.h
 generic-y += export.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += mcs_spinlock.h
 generic-y += mm-arch-hooks.h
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild
index 82c756431b49..f2c363f2d22a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ generic-y += exec.h
 generic-y += extable.h
 generic-y += fb.h
 generic-y += hardirq.h
+generic-y += initrd.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += irq_work.h
 generic-y += kdebug.h
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/initrd.h b/include/asm-generic/initrd.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1a49677fe25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-generic/initrd.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* no content, but patch(1) dislikes empty files */
